Bengaluru, March 11 -- Restaurants across Bengaluru have begun scaling back menus and preparing for possible shutdowns as a disruption in the supply of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) leaves many kitchens struggling to operate.

Hotel industry representatives say the shortage, which began earlier this week, has already forced establishments to ration gas usage while searching for alternative arrangements. Some restaurants say their remaining supply will last only a few days.

The disruption has prompted chief minister Siddaramaiah to seek urgent intervention from the Centre In a letter to Union minister for petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Tuesday, he urged steps to restore supplies so that commercial establishme...