CNG stations to remain closed for 6 hrs, not 5 hours
Thursday, 14 March 2024
As per the latest decision of the government, CNG stations will remain closed for 04:00 pm to 10:00 pm instead of 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm every day until April 6 this year in order to resolve the low pressure problem in gas supply, reports UNB.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid announced the new decision on Wednesday after a meeting with officials of his ministry and subordinate bodies.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Division issued a notice in this regard.
From now, the CNG stations will remain closed for 6 hours every day instead of previous 5 hours.
On Tuesday, the timing was changed saying that the CNG stations will remain off from 05:00 pm to 10:00 pm instead of 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
But within a day, the decision has been changed.
Nasrul also said the CNG stations will remain open for 24 hours from 7 April to April 18 to facilitate transport movement during the Eid journey.
From April 19, the CNG stations will remain closed from 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm, said the notice.