Overview
- Households and restaurants across Mumbai report difficulty securing LPG cylinders, with supply shortfalls still active.
- Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said police protection has been authorised for LPG transport and distribution to curb black marketing and stabilise supply.
- News reports attribute the strain to disruptions linked by PTI to conflict in West Asia and the Strait of Hormuz, while The Indian Express notes Indian LPG vessels were allowed to transit the route earlier this week.
- Consumers are turning to alternatives such as induction cooktops, microwave ovens and air fryers as a hedge against delivery delays.
- At a BMC event launching the Mumbai Clean League, actor Akshay Kumar said his wife Twinkle Khanna ordered two induction cooktops and he was unsure if they had been delivered.