The Gas supply to some parts of Dhaka will remain shut from Thursday midnight due to maintenance work.
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) made the announcement on Thursday.
Supplies in Dhaka's Gabtoli, Darus Salam, Mirpur, Mirpur DOHS, Kallyanpur, Paikpara, Monipur, Shyamoli, Adabor, Agargaon, Ganabhaban, Mohammadpur, Shukrabad, Dhanmondi, Jhigatola, Hazaribagh, Lalbagh, Nawabganj, Kamrangirchar and adjacent areas will remain suspended.
TGTDCL is currently facing a gas shortfall of at least 300mmcfd (million standard cubic feet per day) against a demand of around 2,200mmcfd. In the Dhaka metropolitan area alone, the demand is around 1,700mmcfd.
