Kolkata Gas Crisis Deepens: Street Food, Restaurants Face Closure Threat

• Ongoing Middle East war impacts Kolkata's commercial gas supply, threatening street food and restaurant businesses.
• Traders in Deckers Lane, like Bubai Pandit and Sushanta Halder, fear closures due to rising prices and dwindling supply.
• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas directive and oil companies' warning of no new supply from tomorrow heighten concerns.
• Hotel and Restaurant Association of Eastern India appeals to the Government of India for urgent intervention to maintain supply.
• Concerns grow over black market gas, environmental restrictions on charcoal, and potential impact on city's food and tourism sectors.