Bengal schools cope with LPG shortage as midday meals are hit

Bengal schools cope with LPG shortage as midday meals are hit

Kolkata: Shortage of cooking gas cylinders has begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serving limited food items to students, officials said on Thursday, March 12. At Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24 Parganas district, authorities had stocked firewood as an alternative fuel after anticipating a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. On …