In order to crackdown on the dubious LPG connections, all oil marketing companies (OMCs) in Nagpur district blocked over 50,000 LPG connections belonging to consumers with different name, same address' (DNSA) this month.

   According to media reports, OMCs are sending letters to every distribution agency with a list of consumers whose connections have been put on hold.

   The agency will then inform the consumers that their connection has been blocked and initiate necessary steps in that direction.

   For this purpose, the OMCs categorised consumers as 'same name same address' (SNSA) and 'different name, same address' (DNSA). Over 95 percent of the blocked connections fall under the DNSA category itself. The SNSA is not be confused with a double bottle connection (DBC), as the latter won't be affected by the latest campaign.

   If the affected consumer is blocked under SNSA category then the only option is to surrender the extra connection, to resume regular service. For those falling under the DNSA category, onus is on consumers to prove that on the same address different families reside.

   A physical verification of the residence will be done by the gas agency to ascertain that indeed different families are residing on the same plot. It is common for brothers to live on their ancestral property but have separate kitchens, reports indicate.