While shortage of commercial LPG has halted gas crematoriums in Pune, multiple crematoriums in Mumbai report no such halts as of Monday, as gas cremation in Mumbai mostly functions on PNG (piped natural gas) instead of LPG (liquid petroleum gas).

PNG supply has seen no recent shortages due to the West Asia unrest yet, but active speculations about probable curtailments from the public remains valid, as India relies on imports for meeting a significant percentage of natural gas. mid-day visited Santacruz ECO Moksh and Chakala crematoriums to enquire about the status of their gas cremation services.