Ctg gas crisis likely to linger
Residents in different areas of Chattogram city suffered gas shortages for a second consecutive day yesterday, and the crisis may linger for several days.
The outage was triggered by a technical glitch at a valve of the LNG terminal since Saturday night, said officials at Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd (KGDCL).
“As it is not known how long it would take to repair the valve it is uncertain how long the crisis may continue,” said Khaiz Ahmed Mazumdar, managing director of KGDCL. Divers have been working continuously under water in the Bay of Bengal to repair the glitch, he added.
Dwellers of Monsurabad, Bakalia, Askar Dighir Par, Mehedibag, Nasirabad, Jamal Khan and some parts of Halishahar have been suffering due to the crisis.
“We couldn't cook anything at home in the last two days. It is very difficult for the middle-income people to buy every meal from the restaurant,” said Shiftekhar Uddin, a resident of Sonali Residential area in Halishahar.
“A small amount of gas is available after midnight, and it continues till dawn. But in the morning, the supply line almost runs dry,” said Nasima Akhter of Monsurabad. She said she had to cook the whole day's meals at dawn.
Out of the supply of around 390 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) in the city, the LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal provides 300mmcfd. After the crisis, KGDCL is solely dependent on the national grid, which supplies only 23 percent of the required amount in the city.
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