Sindh Transport Department’s Secretary Taha Siddiqui has said that a campaign would be launched by the Sindh transport department from first day of Ramazan to visit all CNG pumps to stop vehicles fitted with substandard gas cylinders.
He expressed these views while speaking at a day-long workshop on “Safety Rules and Procedure of CNG Transport” jointly organised by Pakistan Sustainable Transport Project & CNG Owners Association of Pakistan and CNG dealers of Pakistan, said a statement on Thursday.
He said the Sindh urban transportation project for vehicle fitness would be outsourced to implement rules and regulation issued by Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority’ (OGRA) and Supreme Court directives. CNG Stations Owners Associations of Pakistan’s Chairman Malik Khuda Bux, SIU Sindh Pakistan’s Manager Yar Muhammad, NEDUniversity’s Urban Infrastructure and Transportation Department’s Prof Dr Shabar Ali, Federal Ministry of Communications’ Director Hamid Akhtar and others also attended the programme. Malik Khuda Bux called for reduction in the CNG load shedding in Sindh province. He said it was very important to ensure that gas cylinders older than five years were not fitted in public transport vehicles. He said it was dire need to spread awareness among the CNG users and commuters about expired CNG cylinders. He said expired gas cylinders were like ticking bombs attached to vehicle which could explode any time. Dr Shabar said they were holding a study at NED University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the transport department to improve this sector.
All Pakistan Petroleum and CNG Dealers Association Chairman Abdul Sami Khan also spoke.