August 20, 2013
SSGC clamps down on illegal connections in Rabia City and Shah Latif Town, Karachi
As part of its continuous drive against unaccounted-for-gas (UFG), SSGC’s Customer Relations Department (CRD) Task Force conducted a raid against illegal connections in two of Karachi’s populated areas, Rabia City (Gulistan-e-Johar, Block-18) and Shah Latif Town situated on National Highway. On August 20, 2013, in a vicinity of more than 2,000 apartments, around 400 illegal connections were dismantled by Task Force of those inhabitants who were involved in direct gas use through the Company’s distribution lines.
The residents were found using at least four connections from one point. These illegal connections were resulting in the loss of 22,576 mcf gas which in monetary terms translates to losses of Rs. 3.6 million per annum.
Earlier on August 19, the Task Force also cracked down on direct gas use in Shah Latif Town, where they removed around 2,700 illegal connections. The illegal connections were resulting in the loss of 152,388 mcf gas which amounts to Rs. 20 million per annum.
The residents found using gas directly from the Company’s main supply lines, were asked by the CRD team, during the raid to settle their arrears immediately with the Company in order to avoid future disconnections. Both the raids were led by Nawab Ali Shah, Dy. Chief Manager (CRD).
UFG has severely dented the Company’s profits in recent times since every 1% increase in UFG reduces SSGC’s profits by Rs. 1.3 billion plus the cost of gas.
S. Nasreen Hussain
Deputy General Manager
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