Digha Hotels in Despair: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Threaten Tourism, Force Coal Stove Comeback

• Commercial LPG prices surged by Rs 114.50 per cylinder, plunging Digha's hotel and restaurant owners into crisis.
• Businesses face a dilemma: raise food prices and risk losing tourists, or absorb costs and erode profits.
• Global instability in West Asia is impacting oil and gas supply, leading to commercial gas unavailability for hotels.
• Small 'pice hotels' are particularly vulnerable, with many resorting to coal stoves as a desperate measure.
• The crisis threatens Digha's tourism industry, a popular destination for Bengalis, amidst rising essential ingredient costs.