Due to Iran-Israel war, there is a huge gas crisis in many areas of India. People are seen standing in long lines outside gas shops. After the attack by America and Israel on Iran, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz due to which the oil and LPG crisis is deepening. However, now the LPG crisis in India is going to end soon.
Due to closure of Hormuz route, ships filled with LPG were stranded there. However, the Indian Foreign Ministry and the Iranian Foreign Ministry had discussed this matter. After this, two Indian ships Shivalik and Nanda were allowed to leave Hormuz.
#WATCH | Gujarat: LPG tanker Shivalik, which crossed the Strait of Hormuz, arrives at the Mundra Port. pic.twitter.com/Az1Mk8E8T6
— ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2026
Amidst the war, India’s LPG ship Shivalik has reached India. It has reached Mundra Port in Gujarat. This ship is loaded with 54 thousand tonnes of gas, this will solve the problem facing the country. The second ship can reach India by this evening or tomorrow morning. This can solve the gas problem to a great extent.
Relief news for India
Amid reports of shortage of LPG, it is considered important for both the ships to reach India. This is because gas crisis is being seen in most of the states of the country. At many places hotels have been closed and at many places people have been standing in queues since morning. People have to wait for up to 2 days for the cylinder. There have also been reports of fighting due to shortage of gas. This is the reason why police have been deployed for gas distribution.
Iran had called India a friend
The sea route is completely closed due to the Iran-Israel war. A large number of ships are still stranded in the sea. Although Iran has called India its friend. Recently, on the questions of giving safe passage to ships, Iran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fatahali said that I believe that Iran and India are friends and our interests are the same. Along with this, Iran had said that India is our friend and a friendly attitude will always be adopted towards it. After this the ships were allowed to leave.