New Delhi, March 12 -- India's Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply is facing significant disruption as tensions in West Asia remain intense. In retaliation for the US-Israel attack, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz - a key sea route through which India gets the majority of its LPG imports. With nearly 62% of India's cooking gas imported, hotels, restaurants, manufacturers and educational institutions are grappling with LPG shortage.

The government, however, has consistently maintained that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene or LPG in the country. Speaking in Parliament today, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said: "The world has not faced a moment like this in modern energy history...India's ...