LAHORE : Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) conducted a series of targeted raids in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Islamabad.
During the operations, 485 unauthorised connections were disconnected, and fines totaling Rs4.14 million were imposed.
A representational image showing a gas flame. — AFP/File
According to a spokesman for the department, in Lahore, the regional team acted decisively, severing 25 connections for illegal gas usage and an additional 24 for compressor-related violations. Fines amounting to Rs0.08 million were imposed on gas theft.
In Rawalpindi, 183 connections were severed for unauthorised gas consumption, and four for compressor misuse, with fines totaling Rs0.11 million. The crackdown extended to Islamabad, where three connections were disconnected due to illegal gas usage.
In Multan, the team disconnected four connections for unauthorised gas usage and 36 for compressor violations, resulting in fines of Rs0.45 million. One FIR was lodged against gas pilferers. In Peshawar and Karak, SNGPL took stringent action by disconnecting 66 connections for direct and illegal gas usage, imposing fines amounting to Rs2.33 million, and filing two FIRs against gas theft.
The Mardan team disconnected 20 connections for illegal gas usage, with fines totaling Rs0.92 million. Sahiwal witnessed the disconnection of one connection for illegal gas usage and three for compressor violations, along with fines totaling Rs0.21 million.
In Sheikhupura, 18 connections were severed for unauthorised gas usage and six for compressor misuse, resulting in fines of Rs0.01 million.
The Sargodha team disconnected one connection for illegal gas usage, while Bahawalpur disconnected 63 connections for unauthorized gas usage and four for compressor violations.
In Faisalabad, the team took action against one connection for illegal gas usage and another for compressor misuse, imposing fines totaling Rs0.03 million.
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