Action against fake CNG cylinder providers
It is not every day we see authorities take notice of newspaper reports and editorials. We are pleased to see the Department of Explosives and the Rupantarita Praktritik Gas Company Ltd. (RPGCL) launch a joint raid in the Mirpur Mazar Road area of the city and seize some 58 faulty CNG cylinders from a number of shops. This newspaper had carried out an investigative report a few days ago on the dangers posed to vehicle owners and passengers who were falling prey to unscrupulous workshop owners who have been carrying out a thriving illegal trade in faulty and fake CNG cylinders.
We commend the authorities concerned for their raid and if one day's raid can unearth such a significant find in just one area, one can only wonder what is happening all over the city. Hence it becomes even more imperative that these unannounced drives be conducted on a regular basis and the search net be widened citywide. Given the massive demand for CNG cylinders for vehicles, workshops engaged in this business have mushroomed everywhere and only continuous monitoring can act as effective deterrent against this sort of unethical practice.
Merely impounding these cylinders will hardly be effective, as the market is so large and the profits are significant when we take into account that fake cylinders have also entered the business. Policymakers should consider introducing laws that involve jail terms and significant fines as a disincentive to would-be lawbreakers since public safety is at stake here.
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