March 04, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC)

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Director General (SS and CGTO) Brig (R) Muhammad Abu Zar while talking to a media man has said that Operation Grift of Sui Southern Gas Company is going in full swing. Gas theft courts are operational in Sindh and Balochistan. More than 400 cases of gas theft are under at adjudication. And SSGC has zero tolerance for gas thieves.

He said that till now 24 convictions have been announced against gas theft. Punishment from 5 years to 13 years imprisonment with various fines has been announced till date. And more than 120000 various kinds of operations have been conducted in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan, and fine of around 2 Billion rupees have been imposed in various categories of gas theft, out of which around one billion has been recovered by the company in last 2 years.

Brig. Abu Zar further said that Sui Southern Gas Company has its own Police established in Karachi, is supporting the operations and prosecution. Seeing its success, SSGC is now planning to establish Police Stations in Quetta, Larkana and Hyderabad in same order of priority.

Parallel with the operations, survey of industries is also being carried out to check and rectified anomalies like attachment of excess load in the system, illegal use of compressors, extensions of gas connection to the neighbouring industrial plot, change of business and interconnection of various gas connections etc.

Brig. (R) Muhammad Abuzar requested the general public to support Operation Grift as gas theft is a crime against community. Information about theft may be given to Sui Southern Gas Company on line # 1199, WhatsApp # 0323-8213346, email gas.theft.info@ssgc.com.pk. Sui Southern Gas Company has also developed an app which can be downloaded from android app store.

Using this application anyone can take a photograph of gas theft which will be automatically plotted on GIS system of Sui Southern Gas Company and appropriate action will be taken against it in minimum time. He also announced that as per Gas Theft Control and Recovery Act 2016, Sui Southern Gas Company will give 5% of the total recovery to the informer after conclusion of the case.

For more information, contact:Chief Manager (Media Relations)Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC)Corporate Communication Department (Media Relations)ST-4/B, Block 14, Sir Shah Suleman Road,Gulshan-e-Iqbal, KarachiTel: +92-21-99021773, +92-21-99021000Fax: +92-21-99231662Cell: +92-322-2225159Email: inayatullah@ssgc.com.pk, info@ssgc.com.pkWeb: www.ssgc.com.pk

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