Bengaluru, March 10 -- As the ongoing West Asia conflict has brought disruptions to the global supply chain on natural gas, hotel associations and restaurants across India are also facing the brunt of low supply, asking the Central government to ensure that an "uninterrupted supply" is ensured across the industry.

In Karnataka, hotel association leaders are facing problems and asking for government intervention.

"We are forcing the Central government to bring the hotels under the Essential Commodities section. The government has ordered the oil companies to give commercial cylinders to health, agriculture, and education. How can hotel industry survive without cylinders? It is the main source for us," Santosh Malnad, Director Hotel Owner...