Chandigarh, March 24 -- Even as the restaurants and cafes of the city have been able to brave the restrictions on commercial sale of LPG cylinders, the eateries are starting to feel the effects. Many eateries have now turned to alternative fuel methods like using electric ovens, induction cookers, tandoors and even wood to fuel their stoves as the supply of commercial LPG cylinders had been restricted by the central government to 20% of the average monthly sales.

Nikhil Mittal, executive director and chef of Nik Bakers in the city, says that they've had to incur losses worth crores to deal with the shortage. "We were using LPG cylinders earlier but have had to get an electric oven installed at each of our outlets now. The oven can cost u...