Gas supply to KDA phase 2

Source Dawn

The work on Rs54 million project to supply gas to the phase-II of the KDA town has been started besides repair work on the water supply machinery.
The project director of the posh KDA town, informed journalists the longstanding demand of the residents of phase-II for gas supply had materialised whereas pipelines were also being laid in phase-IX.
Similarly, the water pumping machinery which was rusting for years was being repaired. It would cost Rs2.15 million and the problem of shortage of water in the area would be resolved to some extent. He said MNA Khursheed Begum had allocated Rs5 million for purchase of new fire brigade vehicle. The streetlights on the roads leading to various mosques were also being repaired, he added.

Women protest low gas pressure

Source Dawn

A large number of women on Tuesday blocked the main city road to protest against suspension and low pressure of gas in KDA Town.




Enraged by suspension of gas in the morning and persistent low pressure for several weeks the women gathered outside the town and blocked the main city road for about an hour.



When DSP Ehsanullah reached there for negotiations the protesters insisted that they wanted the SNGPL officials to come and give them assurance that gas load shedding would be ended soon. The police brought the SNGPL officials who promised to solve the problem of low pressure within 15 days. Afterwards, the women ended their protest.



The protesting women complained that their children and spouses had been going to schools and offices without breakfast for the last few days.



The women said that they had to buy food from hotels for breakfast and dinner because they could not cook at home due to the low gas pressure.



Earlier, an emergency meeting of Kotal Welfare Organisation (KWO) was held in a mosque of Sector 4 of KDA, which issued a two-day deadline to the SNGPL for resolving the issue of low gas pressure.