Hyderabad, March 14 -- The ongoing shortage of LPG cylinders has forced hotels to switch to firewood stoves and reduce their menus, while migrants in Hyderabad are repairing old pump stoves to manage cooking, leading to increased demand at pump stove repair centres.

This comes amid rising concerns over global supply constraints of LPG due to ongoing tensions in West Asia.

In Hyderabad, the commercial gas cylinder shortage has led migrants to repair pump stoves to cook food, resulting in a surge in sales at pump stove repair centres.

Sanjay, a migrant labourer from Odisha, said they are repairing pump stoves only because of the gas shortage.

"We work in hotels and are repairing pump stoves only because of the gas shortage. We're using ...