SSGC removes 557 illegal connections

Teams of the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) Security Services and Customer Relations Department have been carrying out surveys and raids in Sindh and Balochistan to bring down the rising incidences of gas theft.

Recently, in Quetta, 338 illegal connections were removed in Cantt, Samungli Zone, Saryab Zone and other areas of Balochistan, while theft was prevalent there. Meanwhile, in Karachi, 203 illegal gas connections were removed in FB Area, North Karachi, Qasimabad, and other areas, while 14 and two illegal gas connections were removed in Larkana and Nawabshah respectively.

All rubber pipes and clamps used for illegally accessing gas from SSGC’s main line were removed on spot and appropriate claims will be raised against those involved in this illegal activity, said a press release on Monday.