India, March 31 -- With the government tightening norms on commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders, the hotel and bakery industry in the city is facing a crisis, forcing many units to scale down or halt production of bread and soft buns.

Several small bakeries in the city continue to rely on LPG cylinders for daily operations. However, irregular supply has disrupted production cycles, leading to shortages across local markets.

Rafiq Ansari, owner of Bakers Pride bakery from Chavannagar in Dhankawadi, said, "LPG cylinders are simply not available. I have stopped producing bread and buns for the past few days as I cannot sustain the rising costs. At times, I source bread from other producers to keep my shop running. With uncert...