New Delhi, March 10 -- More than half of restaurants in Mumbai could shut shop this week due to gas supply issues, with suppliers linking the shortage to the conflict in the Middle East.

The Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association (AHAR), the primary hotel association in Mumbai, said that around 20% of hotels in the city have shut down so far due to gas supply issues, as per a report by India Today.

If supply issues continue, up to 50% of hotels in India's financial capital could shut down over the next two days, the association warned.

The number of operational hotels will depend on how much gas supply each establishment has, AHAR said.

It, however, added that no official decision had been taken by the association to shut hotels, and t...