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IN PHOTOS: LPG crisis deepens in India as shortage hits homes, hotels and businesses hard
Updated On: 12 March, 2026 03:54 PM IST | Tarun Verma
India is in the grip of a serious LPG crisis as a shortage of cooking gas cylinders continues to affect millions of households, hotels and businesses across the country. Long queues at gas agencies, hotel closures and rising prices have become common as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict and global energy market volatility take their toll (Pics/PTI)
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Reports of shortages of commercial LPG cylinders have surfaced in some regions following the escalation of conflict in West Asia, which has affected global shipping routes and fuel logistics
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According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, domestic LPG production has been increased by about 25 per cent
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The cooking gas crisis gripping India is leaving households, restaurants and businesses in a difficult spot
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Long queues were seen at several gas agencies amid an ongoing LPG supply shortage in the country
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The wait for a cooking gas cylinder gets longer by the day as India's LPG shortage worsens
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Gas agencies struggle to meet demand as the LPG crisis leaves countless households without cooking fuel
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With supply running thin, a delivery person in Chennai sets out on a cycle to deliver LPG cylinders to waiting households
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Delivery personnel prepare to carry an LPG cylinder on a cycle amid an ongoing LPG supply shortage in the country, in Chennai
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People gather to book LPG cylinders at an Indane gas agency, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
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