The firewood and coal demand has increased due to gas load shedding in various sectors and localities in the federal capital.
Mushtaq Ahmed, a resident of F-8 sector said that the sale of firewood and coal had increased in the last few days as the temperature decreases.
He said that most of the hotels have also started using firewood and coal for cooking due to low gas pressure. Coal is being sold at Rs 50 per kilogram.
A hotel owner at Civic Centre (Melody) claimed that his expenses had registered a significant increase due to use of firewood, adding that 40kg firewood was available at Rs 1000 to Rs 1100 , which forced him to increase the prices of dishes.
The shoppers claimed that the prices of coal and firewood varied from locality to locality.
“The jump in prices of firewood was because of huge transportation cost”, the owner of a firewood stall, in I-9 sector claimed.
Muhammad Shah, another wood stall holder at I-8 sector claimed that the prices of firewood and coal had been increased by the firewood traders on their own.
