Set up new gas pipelines
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On September 10th, I, along with two of my friends, was walking through S.M. Maleh Road at Narayanganj in the morning. Suddenly, we got a smell of natural gas. After a while, we discovered that it was coming out of the drain beside the road. Within an hour, we found the same condition in Kutipara road, Nayamati road and Loyal Tank road. It was the day before Eid, so we were just wondering what would happen if anybody would throw a burning cigarette on the road? Our surmise was correct, that at 10.25pm of the same day when we were gossiping on that road, all on a sudden there was something aflame on the road and it was a burning piece of cigarette. The fire spread quickly. After 15-20 minutes, people from local fire service station came and extinguished it. It is a matter of great regret that still now no action has been taken by the authorities concerned to repair the pipeline. While the whole nation is suffering from gas crisis, industrial and household activities are being hampered, this type of incident represents nothing but the apathy of the authorities. Finally, I would like to draw the attention of appropriate authorities to take immediate steps by replacing the old pipelines with a new one, because repair may not be enough and the same accident may happen again. Any time there may be massive conflagration endangering the lives of thousands of people. The people of Narayanganj have been suffering from acute gas crisis during the last six months. People get gas only for 4-5 hours a day between 12 and 5 am. So, without further delay the government should take necessary measures to solve gas crisis and let the people lead their normal life.
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