Titas' drive in Sonargaon: 900 illegal connections snapped

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Dhaka, February 2: The Energy and Mineral Resources Department and Titas Gas conducted a day-long operation in the areas adjacent to Haturapara and Nayapur fields in Sonargaon, Narayanganj today through a mobile court to investigate the illegal disconnection of state-owned gas. In the operation, illegal gas connections were disconnected at 4 spots and immediate fines were given to the owners of sweet factories through a mobile court for illegal gas connections.

In the operation, about 3 kilometers of distribution lines and 900 illegal residential stoves in 700 houses were disconnected at 4 spots. During this time, the entire section of 20 feet with a diameter of 2 inches, 40 feet with a diameter of 1.5 inches and 30 feet with a diameter of 1 inch were removed and seized by excavators and each illegal distribution line was sealed and capped from the source point.

The illegal source points of 3 sweet factories adjacent to Nayapur market were cut and sealed. At that time, the mobile court fined the owner Tk 30,000 for illegally using the gas connection.

The local administration and law enforcement agencies provided full cooperation during the operation. – PID Handout