Firozabad, March 13 -- Due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, dark clouds of crisis are looming over the glass industry in Firozabad, with additional cuts in gas supplies.
Many small bangle-manufacturing units have already shut down, while several others stand on the brink of closure. Consequently, a crisis of unemployment also threatens to take hold in the region.
The impact of the deepening conflict involving the Israel-U.S. war on Iran is already being felt in the petroleum sector. The glass manufacturing units in Firozabad-which operate on natural gas-are particularly vulnerable.
In light of the gas shortage, India''s Ministry of Petroleum has issued directives mandating a 20% reduction in the gas quota allocated to the...