Hyderabad Restaurants Face Severe LPG Crisis; Forced to Cook on Wood Amid Black Market Surge

• Hyderabad restaurants are severely impacted by an LPG cylinder shortage, forcing them to use wood for cooking, especially during Ramdhan.
• Restaurant owner Nadeem Quadri from MS Mandi Hyderabad states many Telangana hotels have closed due to the crisis, with black market gas and skyrocketing wood prices.
• Cooking with wood requires more labor, increases pollution, and affects restaurant interiors, making operations challenging.
• CAF & Civil Supplies Department conducted raids, seizing 100 domestic and 25 small LPG cylinders worth Rs 2,36,068 in recent operations.
• The Centre reports a 25% increase in domestic LPG production, prioritizing households, while non-domestic LPG goes to essential sectors; public urged to report issues on 1967.