Chandigarh, March 11 -- : Residents planning to book an LPG cylinder in the city will now have to wait longer, as a change in booking rules has increased the interval between successive bookings. The move comes amid reports of supply disruptions, with distributors advising consumers to use cooking gas carefully.

While gas agencies maintain that the shortage is part of a broader national supply issue and that the situation in Chandigarh is not yet critical, restaurant owners say the absence of commercial LPG supplies for the past three days has started causing concern. Sanjay Gupta, manager of Super Gas Agency in Attawa village, said, "Now, customers can get only one cylinder per connection through online booking with OTP verification," h...