The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Friday announced plans to suspend gas supply to parts of Karachi, as winter bites and the metropolis’ residents are already facing unannounced prolonged loadshedding.
In a statement, the gas supply company said that it would be carrying out a gas distribution infrastructure development task on December 24 (Sunday), which would result in the suspension of gas to some parts.
“The SSGC will be carrying out a gas distribution infrastructure development job that will involve installing a 16″ dia. isolation valve on 20″ dia, C-station main in main Ibrahim Hyderi, Cantonment Korangi Creek,” the statement said while explaining the task.
The company elaborated that to carry out this “indispensable” task, the gas supply will remain suspended in Korangi’s industrial and residential areas from 9am to 8pm.
At the same time, for around 13 hours, gas will also remain suspended in parts of the Defence Housing Authority — one of the posh areas of the bustling metropolis.
