As part of its continuous drive against gas theft, SSGC conducted a major raid against direct use of gas in Fancy View Apartment in Sohrab Goth
Working on a tip-off provided by a reliable source, the Task Force of SSGC92s Customer Relations Department, led by Nawab Ali Shah, Acting Manager disconnected more than 100 illegal connections installed in the flats. The Task Force discovered that the residents were not only gas bill defaulters but had been blatantly consuming gas illegally through rubber pipes. The team promptly disconnected unmetered connections by removing the rubber pipes and plugging in supply lines.A0 While disconnecting the illegal pipes, a helper got his hand injured due to some electrical fault in the flats.
These illegal connections were resulting in a loss of 5,700 million cubic feet of gas to SSGC, which in monetary terms translates to Rs. 1 million per annum.
Gas theft is one of the primary factors for Unaccounted-for-Gas (UFG) that has severely impacted the gas utilities92 financial bottom-line.
