Distributors have reported that commercial cylinders are unavailable since Friday, leading to significant price hikes and limited supply. (file pic)
| Photo Credit: K.V. SRINIVASAN
With commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders remaining unfilled at bottling plants belonging to Maharatna oil marketing companies (OMCs), many hotels, restaurants, clubs, small eateries, and tea shops have resorted to stringency measures.
Distributors of all the three companies – Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum – confirmed that bottling of commercial cylinders had been stopped at the plants.
Published – March 10, 2026 04:30 am IST
