Textile industry in western India turns to dirty fuel alternatives as LPG crisis persists

Record ID: 2368984

  • Title: Textile industry in western India turns to dirty fuel alternatives as LPG crisis persists
  • Date: 23rd March 2026
  • Summary: SURAT, GUJARAT, INDIA (MARCH 22, 2026) (ANI - No use India) VARIOUS OF NON-OPERATIONAL MACHINES AT TEXTILE FACTORY CONTROL PANEL OF MACHINERY GAS PIPELINES AT FACTORY GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR AT FACTORY NON-OPERATIONAL MACHINES AT FACTORY (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) POWERLOOM WEAVER, VIMAL BEKAWALA, SAYING: "Since the war started, the factory was only operational for five days, and
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  • Keywords: Gujarat India Iran crisis LPG shortage Middle East Surat U.S closure cloth disruptions exodus exports factory industry machinery operations printing textile textile hub war yarn
  • Location: SURAT, GUJARAT, INDIA
  • City: SURAT, GUJARAT, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA001O0GIT73
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:The textile industry in western India turned to carbon-intensive fuel alternatives on Sunday (March 22), as factories feared closure amid gas supply outages.
    Traditional supply routes were disrupted after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran broke out on February 28, halting shipments via the Strait of Hormuz.
    In the country's textile hub Surat, factories were seen using firewood to fuel boilers so that operations were not disrupted.
    However, units that solely relied on gas, were facing a sharper impact, with many shutting down temporarily.
    The federal government has invoked emergency powers ordering refiners to maximise production of LPG and cut sales to industry to avoid a shortage for its some 333 million ⁠homes with LPG connections.
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