•Hundreds of roadside eateries and small restaurants in Odisha are cutting menus, increasing prices, and switching to coal and firewood due to a commercial LPG cylinder shortage.
•Restaurants like Prasant Kumar Bhatt's have reduced their menu from 180 to 18 items, while Kishore Mutton has stopped serving dinner and switched to firewood.
•Street food vendors in 'Khaogali' and tiffin centers in Berhampur have either closed or hiked prices, with items like idli and dosa seeing significant increases.
•The shortage is exacerbated by a crackdown on the commercial use of domestic cylinders, forcing some vendors to shut down operations entirely.
•Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister K C Patra claims adequate stock (14,000 cylinders against 2,000 daily demand) and increased central allocation, warning against black marketing.
