Shimla, March 20 -- Amid shortage of commercial LPG in Shimla, the meals for the budget session are now being prepared on "chullahs", using the traditional firewood. During the assembly session, meals are prepared daily for hundreds of people, including the MLAs, but the disruption in the supply of commercial gas cylinders has compelled the cooks to resort to the traditional cooking method. The Hotel Holiday Home and Peterhoff, both under the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, supply the meals to the assembly. Beli Ram, a member of the cooking staff, said the kitchen caters to around 750 people daily, including Vidhan Sabha members and staff, hotel guests and local customers. He said every effort is being made to ensure business remains unaffected, and firewood will be used in place of cooking gas in its kitchen until the commercial LPG cylinder crunch persists. A significant number of hotels and restaurants across the state have reportedly shut down due to scarcity of commercial LPG cylinders....