Laapataa LPG: US-Israel War In Iran Paralyses Gas Supply Across The Country

Following US-Israel attacks on Iran; crisis unfurls across West Asia. As tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz finds itself restricted, imports coming into the country, that meet nearly 60% of India’s LPG demand, have been delayed. The crisis is hitting the urban poor and lower middle class the hardest, disrupting daily meals, shutting businesses, and driving people toward expensive black-market cylinders or unsafe alternatives.

Updated on: 21 March 2026 2:59 pm

Published at: 21 March 2026 2:59 pm

Residents of Badhkal in rural Faridabad, line up and wait for LPG cylinders

Residents of Badhkal in rural Faridabad, line up and wait at a distribution agency for LPG cylinders | Photo: Vikram Sharma

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shortage of commercial LPG cylinders in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Amid severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, shop owners have been forced to switch to alternatives such as a charcoal chulha, to continue cooking and keep businesses running Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: Dinesh Parab

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Nanu Bai Sohale (62) prepares food on a traditional wood-fired stove as her daughter Vanita Panchal (42) helps. Many families are turning to traditional cooking methods such as the wood-fired stove amid the ongoing shortage. | Photo: Dinesh Parab

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People carry LPG cooking gas cylinders, in Prayagraj

People carry LPG cooking gas cylinders, amid a shortage linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict affecting the global energy supply chain, in Prayagraj. | Photo: PTI

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