A family on the southern fringes of the city has switched to cooking with firewood, spending around ₹300 a week. Though the serpentine queues outside LPG distribution agencies have disappeared, the cooking gas crisis is far from over. ADVERTISEMENTThe Centre on Saturday approved an additional 20% allocation of commercial LPG to states and union territories, taking the total allocation to 50%. Ramkrishna Chakraborty, secretary of the Indane LPG Distributors’ Association, said there has been no formal communication yet on easing supply restrictions. Sailen Ghosh, who runs a fast-food centre in Behala, has kept his shop shut for the past four days.

Source: The Telegraph March 24, 2026 02:31 UTC