Like many parts of the country, there is a huge shortage of LPG these days in Chhattisgarh too. The situation has become such that long queues of people are forming outside the gas agencies since morning, but even after waiting for hours, many people are not able to get the cylinder. It is being told that due to international situation and shortage in supply, the supply of LPG has been affected, which is directly affecting the common people and businesses.
Wood stoves started burning again in hotels and restaurants
The gas shortage has had the biggest impact on the hotel and restaurant business. Due to the administration stopping the supply of commercial cylinders, many restaurant operators are forced to adopt old methods. At some places food is being cooked on wood stoves and at other places induction stoves are being used.
Bhupesh Sahu, manager of Amrit Veg restaurant located on Raipur-Nagpur National Highway, says that due to shortage of gas, many items have had to be removed from the menu of the restaurant. He told that it does not seem right to send customers back empty handed, so now they have to cook food on wood stove also.
direct impact on business
Similarly, Rasoi restaurant manager Brajesh Tank is also troubled by the gas crisis. He says that business is being directly affected due to non-availability of commercial cylinders.
Many times customers are not able to get the food of their choice, due to which the sales of the restaurant are also decreasing. He said that the situation has become such that like in olden times, we have to make do by cooking food on wood stoves.
Gas shortage is affecting not only the businessmen but also the customers. Amit Baghel, who reached the restaurant in Raipur to celebrate his father’s birthday, said that he had come to celebrate the happy occasion with his family, but many things are not available in the menu here. He said that there is already a problem due to lack of gas at home and now we are not able to get our favorite food even outside.
Long queues outside agencies
Such pictures are emerging from many cities of Chhattisgarh where long lines of people are standing outside the gas agencies. Many people stand outside the agency since morning with cylinders, but even after waiting for hours, the cylinder is not available. Due to this, people’s problems are increasing further.
Now politics has also intensified regarding the shortage of LPG. Congress leaders have targeted the government on this issue. Former mayor of Rajnandgaon Hema Deshmukh says that the government is claiming that there is no shortage of gas, but in reality people are worried. They allege that even cylinder booking has been stopped at many places and OTP is not reaching the places where booking is being done.
Government claims, situation will improve soon
However, the government says that the supply of gas will soon become normal and the supply of commercial cylinders will also be resumed. But at present the situation is such that everyone from common people to hotel business is facing this crisis. If a solution is not found soon, this problem may become more serious in the coming days.