Cooking gas crisis hitting the poor hard
Dealers allegedly making the most of the crisis by creating an artificial scarcity Waiting time for gas supply has gone up LPG black marketing has increased significantly NEW DELHI: The poor people who depend on small refilled gas cylinders for their cooking needs these days have been hit the hardest by the acute shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply in and around Delhi. They are having to pay as much as Rs.80 per kg for the fuel -- equivalent to Rs.1,436 for a 14.2 kg cylinders -- whose real cost is only Rs.293.35.