Gas price shock shuts down food sector in Kerala’s Malappuram

Restaurants, bakeries, cool bars and roadside eateries across Malappuram district in Kerala remained shut from Wednesday morning, responding to a strike call by the Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHRA) against the repeated increases in commercial cooking gas prices.

No establishments were functioning in key towns, including Tirur, Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kondotty, Manjeri, Nilambur, Wandoor and Perinthalmanna.