Lingering gas crisis

The ongoing gas crisis, now spanning a month, poses a significant challenge and inconvenience for household, commercial, and industrial users. Refuelling vehicles with CNG is consuming 3-4 hours daily due to low pressure, which is especially burdensome for those who rely on personal transportation. Both export-oriented and local industries are grappling with reduced production and heightened costs, resorting to alternative energy sources. Consequently, operational expenses have surged across most industries, with productivity plummeting by nearly half in gas-dependent factories.
Compounding the issue, our domestic gas reserves are depleting, while reliance on imported LNG proves inadequate amidst volatile global prices and foreign currency shortages. Urgent interventions from relevant authorities are imperative to mitigate the natural gas crisis promptly.

Rafid Alam
MPM, DU