Kya aapke kitchen mein cylinder hai? The endless queues outside the LPG distribution centers around the country remind me of the demonetization that also took several lives. There are already a couple of deaths being reported. The government is on overdrive trying to quell the paranoia, stating how aal iz well with the LPG supply, while in the same vein suggesting to switch to PNG (piped natural gas) asap.
Meanwhile, eateries across the country are shuttering or truncating their menu, adding a gas cess in the bill. It’s hard to find cylinders as hoarders sell in black for upwards of Rs 2000 for domestic purposes. Haalat aisi hai ki now outlets are resorting to creative tactics to procure gas. The following eatery is offering 50 plates of momos free to any customer who shows up with a filled LPG cylinder.
They will get a lot more money if they just sell the cylinder pic.twitter.com/RRWlGkBOqQ
— Kajol Srinivasan (@LOLrakshak) March 14, 2026
सरकारी दावों के बावजूद अहमदाबाद के सरखेज भारत गैस एजेंसी के बाहर सुबह से लगभग 200 लोग खाली सिलेंडर लेकर लाइन में हैं। गर्मी में महिलाएं, बुजुर्ग और बच्चे सिलेंडर मिलने का इंतजार कर रहे हैं।#LPGCrisis #Ahmedabad #GasShortage #ReporterDiary |@AtulTiwari90 pic.twitter.com/J6PZ87MKqD
— AajTak (@aajtak) March 13, 2026
#InPhotos | People wait to collect refilled LPG cylinders at a depot near Rajghat in New Delhi.
📸: @rajkraj_ht /HT
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— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) March 13, 2026
#InPics | Residents of #Dharavi line up with empty LPG cylinders outside a local distribution point to receive refilled cooking gas amid supply shortages, in Mumbai.
📸SL Shanth Kumar/ TOI
Hashtags:#Dharavi #Mumbai #LPG #GasShortage pic.twitter.com/QTySwTBuM2
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) March 13, 2026
First death linked to LPG-crisis in the country. Meanwhile, government continues to claim there is no shortage of LPG cylinders. pic.twitter.com/Dyt1GRBAl0
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) March 13, 2026
One cylinder costs Rs 2,000 in black market, data shows#IndiaNewshttps://t.co/3aWTwijpOd
— Deccan Herald (@DeccanHerald) March 14, 2026
India tells LPG users to switch to piped gas wherever possible https://t.co/LqMrB8SCGz https://t.co/LqMrB8SCGz
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 13, 2026
Is the LPG available on call? Customers sharing their grievances online paints a sordid picture. Does the app work? It sure does but you’d never know the delivery. Users have been flocking to the Google Play store to download the LPG suppliers’ apps, so much so that IndianOil’s apps have surged past ChatGPT to top the chart. The 42 MB app is exactly double the size of OpenAI’s chatbot.
Is this a thing to brag about? You decide.
