Bhubaneswar: Amid fears of LPG crisis, induction stoves are flying off the shelves. Many electronics shops and outlets in the state selling induction stoves reported stocks having been exhausted and have placed orders for more items.Rajesh Gupta, managing partner of a chain of electronics stores in the state, said most of the stocks got exhausted in the past two days. “We have 30 outlets in the state and approximately 700 induction stoves were sold. The demand is unprecedented due to the current situation. People want to purchase the stove so that they can cook food in case they run out of cooking gas,” Gupta said.
He said demand for induction stoves were not that great even 3-4 days back. “As people use cooking gas to prepare food, they do not think of purchasing an induction stove. The current situation might have prompted them to buy a stove. Now, there is no stock with companies manufacturing induction stoves,” Gupta added.Prakash Kumar Biswal, who also owns a chain of electronics outlets, said his store in Patia sold eight induction stoves in the past two days compared to 4-5 per month earlier. “Now, we do not have any product left at this outlet. We have placed an order for more induction stoves. People are coming with enquiries to purchase the item,” Biswal said.A store manager of an electronics shop run by a company said they have run out of stock at their Patia store. “Around 10 people went back after failing to buy one. We have placed an order for more induction stoves,” the manager said.In Sambalpur, a shop sold 12 induction stoves daily in the last couple of days. “We were selling only four stoves per month earlier, but now we sell 12/day,” said Nirmal Rathi, a utensils wholesaler in Sambalpur.
