Mumbai, March 12 (IANS). Congress party group leader and councilor Ashraf Azmi has expressed serious concern over the ongoing LPG supply crisis in Mumbai, which is affecting essential services and homes across the city.
Azmi said that he had raised the issue through a point of order in the Standing Committee meeting of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on March 11, 2026 and highlighted the seriousness of the situation.
Many hotels and small eateries are on the verge of closure due to shortage of LPG cylinders, affecting the livelihood of thousands of workers. The crisis is also threatening the municipal school midday meal programme, under which meals are provided to about 75 lakh school children. Moreover, poor and middle-class families across Mumbai are facing severe difficulty in getting LPG cylinders for daily cooking.
Following the discussion in the Standing Committee, several councilors from different parties have also expressed concern over the issue. Azmi has written a letter to Mayor Ritu Tawde requesting her to take the following immediate steps: Convening a special meeting of the Municipal Corporation to discuss the LPG crisis. To receive a detailed report from the Municipal Commissioner on the availability and supply of LPG in Mumbai. To examine emergency measures including necessary action under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply to schools, hospitals and households. Azmi urged the city administration to resolve this issue on priority basis in public interest.
Meanwhile, Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, urging his immediate intervention to overcome the acute shortage of commercial and domestic LPG cylinders.
In his letter, Rama Rao said that hotels, eateries, PG hostels and small food businesses are being badly affected due to the disruption in LPG supply.
He warned that if supplies were not immediately restored, thousands of establishments could be forced to close. Thus, lakhs of workers and students dependent on these establishments and services will face severe hardship.
To deal with the crisis, the acting president of BRS proposed several practical measures to the central government.
He suggested introducing a tiered LPG allocation system to ensure supply to small vendors and vulnerable businesses on priority basis.
–IANS
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