LPG shortage threatens meals for 8,000 students in government-run hostels

More than 8,000 students living in government-run hostels across the Visakhapatnam district are facing an uncertain future as a shortage of cooking gas (LPG) threatens their daily meals. The crisis, reportedly triggered by the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, has left hostel wardens and cooking staff scrambling to find enough fuel to feed the inmates, who are from Class 3 to PG students.

The shortage affects a wide range of students, including 3,000 residents in BC Welfare hostels, 2,500 in Tribal Welfare facilities, and another 2,500 in Social Welfare hostels.