Hyderabad, March 16 -- Hyderabad is witnessing a huge jump in domestic LPG cylinder bookings due to panic buying by consumers.

According to a report in TOI, the bookings per day increased from 70 thousand to 2.5-3 lakh.

Hyderabad saw 12 lakh domestic LPG cylinder bookings in 5 days

The report, quoting data from distributors, stated that over 12 lakh cylinders were booked between March 9 and 14.

Usually, 22-25 lakh cylinders are booked in the city in a month. The city has around 33 lakh LPG connections, the report added.

The surge in domestic LPG cylinder bookings in Hyderabad is due to panic caused by the war in West Asia, which started after the United States and Israel launched joint air and missile strikes on Iran, targeting milit...