Gas crisis worsenning in the capital city
Saturday, 5 September 2009
The gas crisis has worsened in many areas of the capital city. Most times the gas goes out around 9-10-11 in the morning and only comes back after iftar. Residents suffering from this crisis have to prepare iftar between 7 to 8 in the morning and cook 'sehri' right after 'iftar' in the evening. At some places the gas pressure is so low that it takes a couple of hours to just boil water. The flickering flames are not enough to cook and even that much gas supply is not guaranteed. Many have to buy iftar from the city's roadside food stalls, not very hygienic, they know, but what can they do?
What happens after Ramadan when the schools are open and everyone has to eat three square meals a day?
The worst sufferers are residents of Mirpur, Bashabo Kodomtola, Shonir Akhrha, Moghbazar, Rayerbagh, Noyatola, Banasree, Khilgaon, Mohammadpur, Hazaribagh, Jhigatola, Rayerbazar and Jurain. When the gas-wallahs are contacted, the answers are different variations of the same information: the demand for gas is far more than the supply; population has exploded and the surge in multi-storied buildings rising up everywhere is the main cause of the gas crisis. So? Will the situation continue to be desperate? Shouldn't pragmatic steps be taken immediately to elevate the suffering of these city residents? Will empty promises work, and if so, for how long? Strange how nobody says when the situation will become better.
Rotna
Mirpur-12
Dhaka
What happens after Ramadan when the schools are open and everyone has to eat three square meals a day?
The worst sufferers are residents of Mirpur, Bashabo Kodomtola, Shonir Akhrha, Moghbazar, Rayerbagh, Noyatola, Banasree, Khilgaon, Mohammadpur, Hazaribagh, Jhigatola, Rayerbazar and Jurain. When the gas-wallahs are contacted, the answers are different variations of the same information: the demand for gas is far more than the supply; population has exploded and the surge in multi-storied buildings rising up everywhere is the main cause of the gas crisis. So? Will the situation continue to be desperate? Shouldn't pragmatic steps be taken immediately to elevate the suffering of these city residents? Will empty promises work, and if so, for how long? Strange how nobody says when the situation will become better.
Rotna
Mirpur-12
Dhaka