The gas crisis has intensified in Chattogram due to the low gas supply from Maheshkhali LNG terminal. 310 to 400 million cubic feet gas was available from the national grid for the entire district. On Tuesday, only 280 million cubic feet of gas was available in Chattogram. Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) is supplying gas across Chattogram.
The residents of Chattogram are suffering a lot due to the gas crisis. The stove is not burning in most places during the day. CNG filling stations are also facing problems. Long queues of vehicles are seen in front of CNG filling stations due to severe gas crisis.
It was known that 250 to 260 million cubic feet of gas has been available in Chattogram since the morning of October 21. Since that day, gas supply to various homes, factories and CNG stations has decreased. Many homes did not even touched the cooking stoves. Customers who depend on gas have to face extreme suffering.
General Manager (Marketing, South Division) of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited Rais Uddin Ahmed said 800 to 900 million cubic feet gas was supplied to the national grid from two LNG terminals at Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar. Currently, gas is being supplied from an LNG terminal. Due to this, the supply of LNG has decreased which has affected Chattogram.
Engineer Aminur Rahman, general manager of operation division of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited, said Chattogram is dependent on LNG gas. Every day 300 million cubic feet of gas was available. At present, the supply of LNG has decreased. At present, 260 to 280 million cubic feet is available daily. That's why there's a bit of a problem. It is not yet known when this crisis will be resolved.
According to Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited sources, new gas connections in Chattogram have been suspended. No new applications are being accepted. Around 25,000 residential customers have been waiting for gas connection for a long time. These petitioners have approached the court for years without getting any connection.
According to sources, Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited has a total of 6,01,914 subscribers and connections in Chattogram. Of these, 5 lakh 97 thousand 561 household connections. The daily demand for gas in Chattogram is about 400 million cubic feet. There were 310 million cubic feet of gas available.
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