Four CNG stations sealed for running during closure days

The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), as part of its ongoing Operation Grift to curb the menace of theft in the city, sealed four CNG stations in Hyderabad and Badin for carrying on with their businesses even during official closures of these stations, said a press release of the utility.

A Control Gas Theft Operations team, in coordination with the company’s Customer Relations Department, FIR Cell and SSGC police personnel, sealed Al-Falah CNG Station located on the Hyderabad bypass, Rafiq CNG Station on the Super Highway, Noriabad’s Kohistan CNG Station and Badin’s Baba CNG Station for 48 hours.

The team also warned the lawbreakers that if they continued to open their facilities despite closures, they would be liable for punishment under the Gas (Theft and Recovery Act) 2016. It also conducted a raid on a garment factory in Karachi where some people were using gas of domestic connections for commercial purposes such as power generation.

The team found the miscreants using 440 cubic feet per hour of gas from the direct line, disconnected the illegal connection and raised claims against the wrong-doers in accordance with the load consumed.

The customers were also advised to apply for LNG connections for commercial usage. In the recent months, the SSGC has intensified its campaign against gas thieves, meter-tampering miscreants and CNG stations which violate official closures with impunity.