US-Israel-Iran war: How LPG crisis is forcing migrant workers to leave cities and return home

US-Israel-Iran war: How LPG crisis is forcing migrant workers to leave cities and return home

The LPG crisis has been triggered by the war in Iran, which began in late-February and is now in its fifth week. The conflict has significantly disrupted global energy supplies as the vital waterway Strait of Hormuz remains largely blocked.

Delhi LPG Crisis Forces Hundreds Of Migrant Workers Home As High Prices And Supply Delays Persist

Hundreds of migrant workers and daily‑wage labourers are leaving New Delhi and other major Indian cities, boarding packed trains back to their native districts in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and beyond, citing severe liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortages, delayed deliveries and exorbitant black‑market prices for cylinders as the immediate triggers of a reverse migration trend not seen since the COVID‑19 pandemic. Migrants repo…