PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan here on Friday asked Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited general manager to resolve within 48 hours the issue of low gas pressure and loadshedding for domestic consumers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and especially in Peshawar.

An official statement said that the chief minister summoned the high-ups of SNGPL to his office and discussed the issue with them. The GM was asked to take immediate steps for resolving the issue of low gas pressure in the province and submit a report accordingly.

The chief minister also stressed that the ongoing projects for rehabilitation and improvement of gas supply infrastructure should be completed as soon as possible and uninterrupted supply ensured to the domestic consumers during winter season.

The SNGPL general manager assured the chief minister that the issue of low gas pressure in the province, especially in Peshawar, would be resolved on priority.

He said that large size pipelines were being laid in the low pressure areas, including Peshawar. He said there would be a significant improvement within the next two to three days and the low pressure issue would be resolved.

He said that a control room had been established to address the consumers’ complaints regarding the low pressure round the clock.

He said the consumers could lodge their complaints on landline number “091-9217777” and staff deputed in the control room would take immediate steps to address the same.

About the gas supply rehabilitation projects in the provincial capital, the SNGPL GM said that 63km pipeline had been replaced during the last financial year, while another 123km pipeline would be replaced during the current financial year in Peshawar district.

He said that work was also underway on gas infrastructure projects in other districts of the province.

Published in Dawn, November 27th, 2021