The government has issued an order to prioritize the general public over industrialists in the distribution of cooking gas.
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The shortage of cooking gas in India has affected the general public and industrialists. There are queues of people at gas depots. Similarly, the price of gas has increased by 60 rupees. The hotel and tourism sector has been pushed into crisis. The government has prioritized hospitals, educational institutions and other emergency purposes in the distribution of LPG gas. As a result, restaurants in big cities like Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai are facing a crisis. Hotelier associations have taken measures such as temporarily closing their businesses and reducing operating hours. This problem is seen if businessmen do not store large amounts of gas. Food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato have also been affected. The government has said that various steps have been taken to stop black marketing and facilitate supply. Refineries in the country have been instructed to increase LPG production. The government has issued an order to give priority to the general public over large industrialists while distributing cooking gas.
India consumes about 31.3 million tonnes of LPG annually. About 62 percent of which is imported. Most of these imports usually come from West Asia through the Strait of Hormuz.
With the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, oil-producing countries in West Asia have also started reducing their production. Iraq has reduced production in its southern oilfields by about 70 percent to 1.3 million barrels per day.
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has also declared a state of emergency and started reducing production.
The ongoing tension in West Asia has forced India to look for new alternatives for LPG gas. Indian authorities have They are discussing the issue of importing gas from the country.
