Karachi to Experience 12-Hour Gas Load-shedding
Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced a suspension of gas supply to Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and Korangi areas due to the installation of a new pipeline. The project involves a new gas distribution pipeline stretching from Azeempura to Jam Sadiq Bridge, affecting two key points.
Gas supply will be completely halted on June 23, from 8 am to 8 pm, impacting all sectors of Korangi, including industrial and residential areas, as well as DHA and nearby regions.
The affected areas include Defence View, Manzoor Colony, Akhtar Colony, Kashmir Colony, Mehmoodabad, Azam Basti, Qayyumabad, DHA Phase 2 Extension, Phase 4, Phase 5 and Extension, Phase 7 and Extension, and Phase 8 including Creek Vista and Emaar.
Earlier this week, SSGC intensified efforts to stop gas theft by conducting raids in residential areas of Sindh and Balochistan. These operations led to the removal of 770 illegal gas connections and the filing of FIRs against those involved in stealing gas for commercial purposes.
In Karachi, theft control teams dismantled 570 illegal domestic connections in Federal B Area and Liaquatabad. Many residents had illegally extended gas connections, which were removed during the raids. Additionally, an FIR was lodged against a bakery owner in North Karachi for illegally connecting his generator to the gas line.
