Prices rose sharply.Within days, factories began shutting and more than 500 units stopped production."Gas is our maximum expense and the heart of ceramics," manufacturer Kishor Dulera says."If gas isn't available, manufacturing is not possible at all."For workers, the consequences were immediate.Hari Gupta has lived in Morbi for 20 years I'm the sole breadwinner … how will we manage? There is only one solution, going home," he says.At railway stations and bus depots, the departures continue.Some say they will return when the factories reopen