India, April 22 -- LPG shortages linked to global conflict are forcing migrant workers to leave Surat

Many families unable to cook as cylinder supply collapses and prices surge

Workers report eating fewer meals, raising concerns over malnutrition

Cost of living has sharply increased, with food and fuel expenses rising

Gaps in Ujjwala 2.0 and access to gas connections have deepened the crisis

In early March 2026, a geopolitical firestorm erupted in West Asia after United States-Israeli airstrikes on Iran triggered Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - choking a vital global oil route and setting off a chain reaction that has since spiralled into an energy crisis hitting migrant workers in India's cities the hardest.

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