It is a common affair that Dhaka city residents would face cooking gas crisis with the onset of every winter. This year, the crisis has been felt even before the arrival of winter months. The gas office issues monthly bills to the citizens regularly but in return they receive low pressure of gas. The gas pressure starts to subside at 8:00am and after 3:00pm the pressure gets back to some extent in many parts of Dhaka city.
A number of city dwellers have already started using gas cylinder because of the supply srunch. While many of the sufferers, who can afford, buy gas cylinders, kerosene stoves and electric rice-cookers. The rest have either to wait for hours for the gas supply to reach a workable level or to use earthen stoves. All this causes too much of a hassle in the city life as well as increase the monthly expense of families. As the gas supply crisis worsens every year in winter, the authorities concerned should take measures to address the problem.
Badsha Faysal
Jurain, Dhaka
badshafaysal1998@gmail.com