Friday, 29 Mar, 2024
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Friday, 29 Mar, 2024
The Daily Post

3,000 gas connections disconnected by Titas

Sonargaon (Narayanganj) Correspondent

3,000 gas connections  disconnected by Titas
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Titas authorities have disconnected about 3500 illegal residential gas connections from six villages of Sonargaon Upazila Pirojpur Union of Narayanganj. Illegal gas connection of 6 villages including Bhatibandar, Ratanpur, Jainpur, Jianagar, Bhabanathpur, Morichakandi was disconnected from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm yesterday on Tuesday. Later, pipes, risers and regulators used in illegal connections were seized. Deputy General Manager of Sonargaon Regional Marketing Department of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution. Narayanganj District Executive Magistrate under the leadership of Suruj Alam. Tamshid Iram Khan ran this mobile court.

At this time, Sonargaon Police Station Inspector (Operation) Mahfuzur Rahman, SI Md. Imran Hossain, SI Pankaj Kanti Sarkar along with allied Force assisted them.

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Sonargaon Regional Marketing Division Deputy General Manager Md. Suruj Alam said that for a long time, many people were cooking in their homes with illegal gas connections. In this way, government revenue of Tk 3 crore is being evaded every year. Illegal gas connections were disconnected through mobile courts. Legal action will be taken against those involved in illegal connections.

 

JH