Delhi's LPG Crisis: Families Forced Back to Wood & Coal
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In Delhi, India, soaring black-market LPG prices have pushed low-income families back to burning wood and coal, exacerbating health risks and air pollution. Despite India being a major LPG buyer, supplies from the Middle East have dwindled due to the war, causing price hikes and hoarding. Prime Minister Modi has assured stable energy supplies, but residents in areas like Madanpur Khadar face severe hardships, with LPG cylinders lasting only fifteen to twenty days and firewood bundles doubling in price. Migrant workers, lacking subsidy papers, are hit hardest by the soaring informal market prices. Indoor smoke from wood and coal poses serious respiratory dangers, particularly for women and children. Officials urge curbing hoarding to protect Delhis residents from further harm.
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