Gas shortage hitting hotels hard

Bangalore : Hotels and restaurants
found it difficult to manage with the shortage of cooking gas, as well as reduced supply of onions
and potatoes.
HOTELS: Hoteliers said that there was a severe shortage of LPG cylinders. The oil companies' strike made it difficult to run the generators. Hotel sources said it also affected outdoor catering. Lunch is served for around 2-3 lakh employees in the city. As fewer vehicles were plying, there was a delay in delivery.

Krishna Rao of Bangalore Hotels Association said many hotels are finding it difficult to cope with the gas shortage. There was also inadequate supply of some essential commodities like rice and tur dal in RMC Yard. If it continues till Saturday, it will seriously affect the hoteliers, he said.

POULTRY: The supply of poultry was unaffected. Mohammad Fazaullah Sharif, MD, Karnataka Co-operative Poultry Federation, said that there is no hike in prices. Vegetables, poultry and milk are being allowed to enter the city.

VEGETABLES: The supply of potatoes and onions was hit as these come from other states. One vegetable supplier said that there was only 50% supply of these items. Potatoes come from Hyderabad and Pune, and onions are procured from Maharashtra, Pune and other places.

The prices too shot up -- potato was at Rs 15 per kg (Rs 12 earlier), onions cost Rs 28 per kg, tomatoes has jumped from Rs 12 to Rs 15 a kg.

The supply of other vegetables was not affected and prices remained the same. From the APMC Yard, vegetables were loaded into three-wheelers and other private transport vehicles.

HOSPITALS: Hospital authorities heaved a sigh of relief that the oil company strike ended as they were worried about running generators and sending ambulances for emergencies. Assistant administrator of St Martha's Hospital James Saqueira said that it had requested KPTCL to provide power. "At present, there is no problem and we can manage to run the generator and ambulances," he said.
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