Gas crisis hits households in capital but no measure in sight
Many areas of the capital city have been hit by a gas shortage causing problems for the consumers.
The situation may worsen in the coming winter as no necessary measure is in sight to address the problem.
According to official sources, the areas that have been severely suffering most due to the crisis include the vast area of Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Basaboo, Lalbagh, Chawkbazar, Segunbagicha, Tejgaon, Dhanmondi and Gulshan.
Residents in these areas alleged that they don’t get adequate gas during the daytime.
Most of the time, we have to cook our meal at midnight when the gas flow is found to be a little bit better.
Otherwise, we need to use LPG as an alternative to piped gas.
We have to spend a good amount of money for using LPG alongside paying Titas Gas as consumers of its piped gas.
Allegations of no gas supply at daytime or low pressure in the gas line are being received from consumers in different parts of the capital.
The gas supply situation in Dhaka and adjoining areas is very much part of the country’s overall supply condition.
The country has a shortage of more than 1000 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) against the overall demand for 4000 MMCFD.
Bangladesh produced 2663.5 MMCFD gas on Monday including imported LNG (liquefied natural gas) against the demand of 4000 MMCFD.
It shows that the country is getting 600 MMCFD gas from imported LNG as imports witnessed a fall in recent months from a normal 800-900 MMCFD.
The dollar crisis has forced Petrobangla to reduce its import of LNG which intensified the crisis in recent days.
Petrobangla would be able to increase the import of LNG or increase the production from local sources within the next few months as there is no assurance of ending the ongoing dollar crisis.
The country’s foreign exchange reserves declined to below $22 billion this year from $48 last year which put Petrobangla in trouble to get adequate dollars to pay its international suppliers against its purchase of LNG from the global market.
We all know the regime is investing loaned money in mega projects to commit mega corruption; it has no time to ease people’s suffering or fulfil fundamental demands. Sparks of corruption and addiction to power blurred their eyesight.
