LUCKNOW, April 15 -- With the wedding season beginning on Wednesday, the district supply office has received around 120 applications for commercial LPG cylinders from caterers and event organisers, indicating a surge in demand.

According to officials, the applications were submitted along with wedding invitation cards as supporting documents, a standard requirement to verify the legitimacy of commercial fuel demand during peak marriage months. Each request typically seeks between three and 12 LPG cylinders, depending on the scale of the event and the number of guests.

The surge, officials added, is a routine seasonal trend in the region, where large-scale catering operations increase significantly during the wedding season. With multipl...