Several employees of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC and some policemen were injured in an attack during a drive to disconnect illegal gas lines in Sonargaon of Narayanganj on Wednesday.
An organized gang attacked a Titas team while they were attempting to disconnect an illegal 2-inch diameter line adjacent to Mirertek Bazar.
Mohammad Shahabuddin, Deputy General Manager of its Regional Marketing Department in Sonargaon, was seriously injured in the attack, according to Titas Gas.
Titas Gas authorities disconnected a total of 16,827 illegal gas connections in the last four months since September 2024, it said.
These removed illegal connections were used to supply gas to 40,916 burners of 16,596 residential users, 145 industries, and 86 commercial ventures, according to Titas Gas.
The disconnection drive will save 11.113mn cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd), worth approximately Tk51.65 crore per day.
Besides, 86km of pipeline was also removed during the drive against illegal connections in Moishtek, Mirertek and Sonargaon of Narayanganj.
Fazle Wahid, Senior Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division led a mobile court to remove illegal gas connections in those areas.
During the drive, approximately 1km of illegal gas connections were disconnected in Moishtek area, affecting around 200 residential connections.
Besides, about 100 feet of MS and 150 feet of PVC pipes were removed in the operation.
