Lucknow, March 13 -- A shortage of LPG cylinders disrupted cooking operations in a few hospital messes, including KGMU, across the state capital on Thursday, forcing administrations to make emergency arrangements to ensure meals for patients and students. However, other major hospitals, including Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) and Balrampur Hospital, said they have adequate LPG stock to meet their requirements.

At the mess of King George's Medical University (KGMU), the shortage affected cooking on Thursday, creating difficulties in preparing meals for patients and medical students. According to KGMU sources, the situation was later managed after the administration arranged cylinders from different messes across...