Distributors have reported that commercial cylinders are unavailable since Friday, leading to significant price hikes and limited supply. File | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan With commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders remaining unfilled at bottling plants around Chennai belonging to Maharatna oil marketing companies (OMCs), many hotels, restaurants, clubs, small eateries, and tea shops have resorted to stringency measures. Distributors of all the three companies – Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum – confirmed that bottling of commercial cylinders had been stopped at the plants. Published – March 10, 2026 04:30 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation CBSE Class 12 Math paper: QR code sends users to ‘rickroll’ prank video West Bengal SIR hearing LIVE: Chief Justice of Calcutta HC writes to SC, says over 10 lakh objections decided