The LPG crisis has been triggered by the war in Iran, which began in late-February and is now in its fifth week. Some workers say that LPG is being sold in the black market at around Rs 500 per kg. Years after the Covid-19 pandemic forced millions of migrant workers to leave cities and head back home, similar scenes are again unfolding across the country. As the LPG crisis deepens amid the war in Iran, jobs linked to it have begun to shrink and workers are being forced to pack their bags and return to their hometowns. The LPG crisis has been triggered by the war in Iran, which began in late-February and is now in its fifth week.

Source: dna April 05, 2026 17:12 UTC