Rotis out, rice in: Hostels face the heat of LPG shortage amid Middle East war
India Today
Many college and school hostels and paying guest kitchens across India have cut rotis and fried items after LPG supplies were hit by the Middle East war. Kitchens have switched to rice-heavy menus and baked snacks to conserve cooking gas and keep meals running for students.
The war in the Middle East has pushed oil and gas markets into turmoil and that shock is now reaching student hostels across India. Supply disruptions and higher fuel prices have strained LPG supplies, forcing kitchens in colleges and paying guest homes to change menus and ration gas.
In several cities, hostel messes report cuts to items that consume more gas, and commercial kitchens say deliveries are erratic. Hospitality and catering units have warned of tighter supplies for restaurant and institutional cylinders, prompting emergency measures.
Sushant, a fourth-year law student in Bengaluru, says the college has already stopped serving dosa, and it might also stop serving rotis.
A Pune college mess admitted that it is facing problems and might have to take some measures soon. Due to the LPG shorage, it has now switched to using ovens and inductions.
A hostel-mess manager of a boarding school in Lucknow says that switching from rotis and fried breakfasts to rice and baked snacks saves significant cooking fuel.
He adds, "We are trying our best, but if we are not able to manage, we will declare a holiday for students."
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