Patrons in Bengaluru and Chennai walked into eateries on Tuesday, March 10, only to see some of their favourite dishes missing, smaller menus and talks of closure in a few days. The looming shortage of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply in the face of the war against Iran by the US and Israel has hit hotels and restaurants hard, with many of them looking at closure.
On March 9, the Bengaluru Hotels Association and the Chennai Hotels Association announced that several establishments may be forced to shut down operations due to a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders. Restaurant bodies said supply disruptions have already begun affecting businesses, and similar problems were being seen in cities including Mumbai and Hyderabad.