Dehradun LPG Crisis Triggers Shimla Bypass Protest

On Friday, April 3, hundreds of residents in Dehradun staged a "chakka jam" on the Shimla Bypass, bringing traffic to a standstill for several hours.

Protesters, led largely by women, lined up empty LPG cylinders across the highway to demonstrate the 15-to-20-day delay in home deliveries.

Local administration officials cited the broader geopolitical tension in West Asia as the root cause, leading to a restricted supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas at the bottling plants.

Senior police officials and representatives from gas agencies reached the spot to pacify the crowd, promising prioritized delivery to the affected pockets within 48 hours.

The protest highlights a growing trend of "cylinder-on-road" demonstrations across Uttarakhand as the fuel crisis begins to impact household kitchens directly.