The industrialists in this commercial capital of the country on Friday expressed grave concern on the production-curtailing low gas pressure in the city’s industrial areas by the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC). In a joint meeting with MD SSGC Azim Iqbal Siddiqui on Friday, the chairmen of all industrial associations of Karachi said production in their all industrial units, particularly the SITE, was badly being affected due to anomalous gas pressure. SITE being the 38% revenue earning estate of Pakistan will be forced down to closure, effecting more than 500,000 labours and unemployment of labour may further lead to deteriorate the law and order situation of Karachi. The elected representatives said in a press statement that the industrial production is stopped after gas pressure is dropped abruptly, several captive power generating units also stopped operating because of the non sufficient supply of gas to the industrial areas of Karachi. The abrupt low gas pressure may cause heavy threats to human lives coupled with financial loss.
‘No gas for industrial, captive power units on Sunday’
Reduction in supply of natural gas from the producers due to technical and operational reasons has persistently resulted in creating a low pressure situation which has adversely affected the overall supply in SSGC’s franchise areas of Sindh and Balochistan. Keeping in view the gravity of the situation, SSGC is regularly practicing one day gas shutdown every Sunday for all industrial and captive power customers in Sindh.
