Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited carried out a series of operations on Tuesday, severing over 500 illegal gas connections and collecting Tk 1.7 lakh in fines across Mirpur, Tongi, and Gazipur.
The drives aimed to prevent unauthorized gas usage and dismantle illegal pipelines.
In Mirpur’s Kalshi, Eastern Housing area, a mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Beeston Roy of the Energy and Mineral Resources Department disconnected illegal gas lines at factories, including Denimix Washing and Alhamdulillah Washing.
During the operation, 208 feet of GI pipes, 120 feet of hose pipes, one regulator, and one valve were confiscated. Abdullah Al Mamun, the manager of Denimix Washing, was fined Tk 1,00,000 under the Bangladesh Gas Act, 2010.
Another operation in the Baraleora area of Tongi severed the illegal gas connection of Ultraviolet Washing from the source.
Meanwhile, a mobile court, led by District Administration Executive Magistrate Hasibur Rahman, fined the company Tk 70,000 for unauthorized gas use.
In Kashimpur’s Bagbari area of Gazipur, around two kilometers of illegal distribution lines were removed. Over 500 unauthorized residential gas connections were identified, and 400 meters of illegal pipelines were dismantled.
These operations are part of Titas Gas’s ongoing efforts to crack down on illegal gas usage and enforce compliance with the Bangladesh Gas Act, 2010.