Visakhapatnam, March 11 -- Visakhapatnam Hotel Merchant Association has requested the Centre to provide support and communication over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.

Visakhapatnam Hotel Merchant Association Vice President, Kishore Yadav, told ANI on Tuesday that hotels in the city require 65,000-70,000 cylinders monthly.

Expressing concern over the shutdown of hotels, Yadav said, "Burning issue in India due to the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. We are all facing gas-related issues. If this goes on for a few more days, we in Visakhapatnam are also going to shut down like Bengaluru. We need 65,000-70,000 cylinders monthly."

Association member Mohammed Rafi urged the government to provide clea...