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New Delhi Gas Prices Force Families Back to Polluting Fuels

3/25/2026

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Rising black-market prices for cooking gas in New Delhi force poorer families to switch to wood and coal, worsening air quality and health risks.
Sheela Kumari of New Delhi pays up to 5,000 rupees per gas cylinder and reports respiratory issues.
Activists say migrant workers lack access to subsidized LPG and rely on informal markets where prices have surged.
Challenges persist for vulnerable women and children despite the Ujjwala scheme.

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Rising black-market prices for cooking gas in New Delhi force poorer families to switch to wood and coal, worsening air quality and health risks.
Sheela Kumari of New Delhi pays up to 5,000 rupees per gas cylinder and reports respiratory issues.
Activists say migrant workers lack access to subsidized LPG and rely on informal markets where prices have surged.
Challenges persist for vulnerable women and children despite the Ujjwala scheme.