No gas supply for 4 hrs in some city areas
The residents of a vast area in the capital experienced severe sufferings yesterday due to stoppage of gas supply for about four hours, as a gas pipeline under a bridge near Salehpur Bazar in Amin Bazar leaked.
A rescue team accidentally leaked a 12-inch pipeline during the rescue operation of a passenger bus, which plunged into the Turag on Sunday morning, said Md Khalid Hasan, general manager (operation) of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited.
Gas was leaking in bubbles in the water since yesterday morning, witnesses said.
“We heard about the leakage in the morning and switched off the line at 11:30am which affected large areas, including Dhan-mondi, Shyamoli, Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Lalmatia and Adabor," said the official, adding that supply of around 30 mmcf gas was stopped. The supply was being maintained through a 16-inch pipeline.
Sagar, a resident of Madrasa Road in Mohammadpur, said he came home at noon from university only to find the gas connection off and had to buy lunch from a restaurant after a three-hour wait.
A Mirpur resident, Jhuma said they have been suffering from gas crisis for the last 15 days as the supply almost halts at 10:00am. Yesterday it totally went off for about four hours since 11:30am, she added.
DHANMONDI AREA
The residents in Dhanmondi neighbourhood, however, had to bear the brunt of supply stoppage of gas and electricity since yesterday morning.
The power supply at parts of Dhanmondi and Jhigatola was stopped since 9:30am.
A fire incident at a local sub-station resulted in the halt, said an official of Dhaka Power Distribution Company.
“We have been working on it and expecting to repair the glitch by 6:00pm,” added the official.
Yahya, a resident of Road-4 in Dhanmondi, said they failed to cook their meal timely and had been suffering from a blackout since yesterday morning.
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