Provison Of Basic Amenities To Masses Top Priority Of Government: Qasim Suri
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 04, 2018 | 08:22 PM
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri Tuesday said that provision of basic amenities to the masses and upgrading standard of their lives was top priority of the government.
He expressed these views in a meeting to Managing Director Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd. (SSGCL), Muhammad Amin Rajput Muhammad Amin Rajput , said a press release issued here.
The Deputy Speaker expressed his concerned over low sui gas pressure in Quetta and its adjacent areas and distribution of excess sui gas bills to consumers in the city.
He said that the inhabitants of Quetta city and its adjacent areas were facing great hardships due to low sui gas pressure in the area. He said that from last several weeks, Sui gas was not available in many parts of the city. He said that due to increase in the population of the city, the existing sui gas pipelines were insufficient to meet the requirements of the inhabitants.
He directed the Managing Director SSGCL to resolve the problems of low gas pressure in Quetta and adjacent areas and modified heavy bills issued to consumers of the city. The Managing Director SSGCL briefed the Deputy Speaker about the steps taken by the SSGCL to overcome problems of low sui gas pressure in Quetta.
He informed that a loop line of 16 and 8 inches dia 17 kms with 4 Nos. from Zarghun road to Satellite Town Quetta would be laid besides new supply transmission pipelines from Sibi Road to Mastung Road.
He said that with the completion of these projects, the problems of low Gas pressure would be resolved on permanent basis.
He further informed the Deputy Speaker that SSGCL was in process of Fixed Billing solution to address the matters regarding excess billing.
He assured the Deputy Speaker that Fixed Billing system would not only benefited the Consumers but also helpful to overcome theft of the gas by tampering of meters and direct use of gas without meter.
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