New Delhi: The Israel-US vs Iran war is now impacting the entertainment industry in Mumbai too. The food being served on the film sets has seen a change, with rotis disappearing from the menu. The rotis for lunch are now replaced by pav.
The food menu may be curtailed further, if the LPG crisis continues in the coming months, said reports.
Regular food arrangements on sets in Mumbai hit due to LPG shortage
Food is served on the sets of several film and TV sets, which has a large number of actors, crew and also the production team. Most of the artists and workers depend on this food everyday. Though the food is still available on most of these sets, now it has been decided that the menu would be cut down further.
The reason for the cut down in menu is the ongoing LPG crisis that several Indian cities, including Mumbai are currently facing. The crisis in the Middle East, which has led to disruptions in the flow of oil to India and other countries of the world, has also impacted the LPG supply in the country.
In fact several hotels in Bengaluru, Delhi and Chennai have reported shortage of LPG cylinders. This, they said, is badly impacting their business. Caterers in Bengaluru said that they were not taking any new orders for weddings, despite it being the peak season, as they are short of LPG and won’t be able to provide food at the venue. They said that they have also removed certain food items from their wedding menu and added food which needs less cooking.
The prices of food products are also rising across the country due to shortage of gas. Not only this, images showing people across the country lining up outside gas stations to get LPG cylinders filled are now going viral on the internet.
Government stance
The government meanwhile has continued to maintain that there was no shortage of LPG in the country. However, they have also urged people to switch to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) instead of using Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in cooking.
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