As the LPG cylinder shortage continues to disrupt daily life in the city, its ripple effects are also being felt far beyond households and restaurants.
Social activists and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that run daily food donation drives for the underprivileged are now facing issues this unexpected crisis.
Everyday, many volunteer groups are seen distributing free meals near government hospitals, roadside
shelters, labour addas and traffic junctions across the city feeding hundreds of people including patient attendants, migrant workers, homeless individuals and daily wage earners.
But with commercial LPG cylinders becoming scarce and expensive, sustaining these efforts has become increasingly difficult.
Organisers say that preparing large quantities of food has turned into a challenge over the past some days.