Another 700 illegal household gas lines disconnected in Savar

A mobile court yesterday disconnected 700 more illegal gas connections to households in Bororangamatia and Goshbagh Pukurpar in Savar.

Savar upazila administration and zonal office members of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd jointly conducted the drive, said a Titas official.

The court removed illegal pipelines across one kilometre and cut off connections to 700 households, said Engineer Abu Sadad Md Sayem, manager of Titas' Savar zonal office.

Pipes and other materials were also seized during the drive, said the official.

"Earlier, we had conducted separate drives in the area and disconnected lines, but during ongoing pandemic such lines were reinstalled," said Sayem.

When asked about the people behind providing these connections, the engineer said they are investigating the matter.

A case will be filed against the illegal users and those involved in the illegal gas connections, he added.

Earlier on September 9 and 16, two separate mobile courts disconnected around 2,000 illegal gas connections to households in Johorchanda and Kathgora Amtola areas of Ashulia.