New Delhi, March 10 -- Vice President of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and its Western India spokesperson Pradeep Shetty on Tuesday said that the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has escalated into a severe supply disruption across several Indian cities, with hotels and restaurants reporting near-complete halts in operations.

"The shortage of commercial LPG has become extremely serious over the past week, with intermittent disruptions escalating into a near-complete halt in supply in several regions since yesterday. Following the 5th March notification by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, there has been considerable confusion among suppliers and distributors, many of whom have stopped sup...