New Delhi, April 18 -- The war in West Asia, which has disrupted global energy supplies, has also impacted the cooking gas availability in India. The government has since prioritised supplies to domestic household kitchens by cutting supplies to commercial establishments such as hotels and restaurants.

The cuts had sparked panic, prompting even domestic consumers to rush to secure LPG refills. Daily bookings exceeded 88 lakhs at peak last month, as against pre-crisis bookings of about 45 lakh a day.

However, on Friday, April 17, a senior government official said the cooking gas LPG demand is inching towards normalcy as domestic supplies increased, as the onset of summer chips away at demand.

Domestic LPG prices have been revised once, ...