Cooking gas squeeze amid Iran war forces workers from India’s Bihar to return home

Record ID: 2373782

  • Title: Cooking gas squeeze amid Iran war forces workers from India’s Bihar to return home
  • Date: 4th April 2026
  • Summary: PATNA, BIHAR, INDIA (APRIL 04, 2026) (ANI - No use India) EXTERIOR OF PATNA RAILWAY STATION SIGNBOARD READING (English and Hindi): 'PATNA JUNCTION" VARIOUS OF TRAIN CARRYING MIGRANT WORKERS ARRIVING AT PATNA RAILWAY STATION/ CROWDS OF PASSENGERS AT PLATFORM VARIOUS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND PASSENGERS DEBOARDING TRAIN (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) MIGRANT WORKER, SUNIL (LAST NAME NOT G
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  • Keywords: Bihar India Iran War Israel Khamenei LPG U.S. strikes cooking gas exodus hometown migrant workers price surge shortage
  • Location: PATNA, BIHAR, INDIA
  • City: PATNA, BIHAR, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001O29F49B
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Migrant workers from India's eastern Bihar state returned to their hometowns on Saturday (April 04) as rising cooking gas prices triggered by the Iran war strangled budgets, making living unaffordable.
    Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli strikes which began in late February, allowing only "friendly nations" including China, Russia, India, Iraq and Pakistan to pass through.
    To ease the pressure on LPG supplies, India has been promoting the use of alternatives such as kerosene, coal and biogas, while accelerating the rollout of piped natural gas for households.
    Workers said the sharp increase in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices due to black marketing made it difficult to sustain in urban centres where daily wages remain low.
    India has 333.7 million household LPG customers including 106 million low-income families receiving subsidised gas.
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