LPG cylinders stacked at a gas agency in Shaikpet, Hyderabad. The recent price hike has pushed hostel and paying guest (PG) operators in Hyderabad deeper into a cost and supply crisis, forcing many to fall back on wood-fired stoves, diesel chulhas and induction cooking to keep the places running.
| Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur
A fresh 42% hike in commercial LPG cylinder prices on Friday (May 1, 2026) morning has pushed hostel and paying guest (PG) operators in Hyderabad deeper into a cost and supply crisis, forcing many to fall back on wood-fired stoves, diesel chulhas and induction cooking to keep the places running.
The reaction on the ground is not one of protest, but of quiet acceptance, a sense of resignation, almost, of “what more can go wrong”.
Published – May 01, 2026 10:36 am IST
