KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has disconnect gas supply to defaulters, including Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), KMC Solid Waste Management Plant, 100-bed Liaquatabad Hospital, 100-bed Sindh Government Hospital, Khokrapar and National Institute of Child Health (NICH).
However, the company have given another chance to JPMC and Sindh Government Hospital, Khokrapar , which assured SSGC that they will soon clear their outstanding bills of Rs39.70 million.
JPMC, NICH, Liaquatabad Hospital, Sindh Government Hospital and KMC Solid Waste Management Plant owe SSGC Rs 26.6 million, Rs 3.15 million, Rs 3.05 million, Rs 0.86 million and Rs 5.58 million, respectively. All these organisations were being regularly served monthly notices since January 2015 with copy of each notice sent to Chief Secretary Sindh and Secretary Health Sindh as well.
Despite the fact that the deadline served by SSGC in April 2015 was May 20, the institutions did not pay any heed to the call and avoided settling dues citing financial reasons and internal issues. As a last resort, the Company’s Recovery Department decided to disconnect gas supply to these organizations.
