RAWALPINDI: Thousands of people are facing complications as over 100,000 applications are pending with the SNGPL only in Rawalpindi region for years. The figure is increasing day by day. The authorities concerned were informed time and again but to no avail.
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) General Manager (Rawalpindi Region) Muhammad Zahoor said that they are installing new gas connections to those applicants who submitted applications in May 2012. “We consider the application after three to four years from the date of submission of the application for new connection,” he said. He also said that if someone wants new gas connection soon then they should submit their application on ‘urgent basis’, and its fee would be around Rs30,000 meaning an extra amount of Rs25,000 as Rs5,000 to Rs6,500 is the fee of demand note for a new connection.
On the directions of the government, SNGPL charges higher connection fee (Rs25,000) instead of the existing fee of Rs3,000 for provision of new connections to domestic consumers. The decision had been taken on a petition filed by SNGPL, saying that demand for new gas connections had increased manifold in recent years despite increasing gas shortfalls in the country. The company claimed that domestic gas connections resulted in higher system losses and, therefore, the facility should be given only to those consumers who were ready to pay higher connection charges which will increase cash flow to the gas company. In the light of all these reasons, helpless public is facing worst kind of problems in getting gas connections for domestic use.
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