Titas cuts 32,790 gas connections for irregularities

The state-owned Titas Fuel Transmission and Distribution Firm Restricted (TGTDCL) disconnected fuel connections of 32,790 burners in November and December final 12 months over varied irregularities.

“Throughout the common drives and cell courtroom operations in numerous elements of distribution areas, some accused customers had been fined Tk10.19 lakh for unlawful fuel consumption or conserving fuel invoice due for months,” stated Mirza Mahbub Hossain, public relations officer at Titas Fuel.

“The unlawful fuel disconnection drive is being operated recurrently,” the spokesperson additionally stated. 

Of the disconnected burners, round 10,000 had been authorized shoppers who had fuel payments price Tk92.16 crore stored excellent. The remainder had been utilizing fuel illegally.

Of the overall unlawful connections, Titas minimize fuel connections of 13,720 burners in December, of which 4,680 had been from the Narayanganj Regional Division, 7,022 in Gazipur Regional Division and a pair of,018 in Dhaka metro.

TGTDCL, the most important fuel distribution firm within the nation, has round 28.74 lakh shoppers in its franchised areas in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions.