Repairing gas leaks

Many residents of Dhaka city have been complaining of gas smell and leaks for the past couple of weeks. The smell of leaked gas has been reported from Lalbagh, Hazaribagh, Mohammadpur and Khilgaon areas. It has created panic among people and prompted mosques to use their public announcement system for asking households not to switch on their gas burner. Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited authorities, however, have requested the citizens not to panic. But there are valid reasons for getting panicked by the gas smell. In 2021, several people were killed after a building in Moghbazar collapsed in a massive explosion caused by accumulated gas leaking from an abandoned gas supply line of Titas. We are also worried about the incidents of fire and blasts one after another in recent months.

According to the media, many gas distribution lines are 40 years old and expired 10 years ago. The faulty gas lines and the leak in them have pose the threat of explosion and big fire incidents in the city. The leaks must be detected as soon as possible and the defective pipelines must be replaced in no time.

Abu Elias Linkon,

Banasree, Dhaka,

lightening_sparkle@yahoo.com