New Delhi, March 15 -- Dal makhni, mutton, and now petha- India's LPG shortage has found its latest, sweetest victim in Agra, where hundreds of confectionery units are shutting their kilns as cylinders run out and answers stay scarce.

Dozens of manufacturing units in Agra, home to one of India's most iconic regional confections, have either suspended operations entirely or are limping along on dwindling cylinder reserves after a breakdown in commercial LPG supply left producers without a viable fuel source.

Rajesh Agarwal, president of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Petha Kutir Association, raised the alarm on Saturday, warning that the shortage had delivered a serious blow to sweet-making units across the city.

Agarwal told news agency PTI,...