India, March 10 -- Restaurants and roadside eateries in Gujarat may begin to shut down from Tuesday as refilling of commercial LPG cylinders has been temporarily suspended for non-essential commercial establishments amid disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict, industry representatives said.

Narendra Somani, president of the Federation of All India Caterers, said 20% of eateries in the state could close if the suspension continues.

He said that in Ahmedabad alone, at least 2,000 of the nearly 20,000 eateries depend on commercial LPG cylinders and will shut starting today or two if their supplies are not restored.

"In areas like Manek Chowk and Law Garden where many of the roadside stalls run on LPG cylinders, they are likely to ...