Hence, household, commercial, captive power, industrial and CNG (compressed natural gas) consumers in the aforementioned areas will be affected from 9am to 6pm, said a press release of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) on Wednesday. On Tuesday, residents of the same areas suffered a four-hour gas outage for the same reason. According to TGTDCL, the tie-in installation is mandatory connecting the existing pipeline with the new one installed at Azimpur's Natun Paltan Lane, for addressing low gas supply in and around the areas. Gas outages and low pressure are two major problems Dhaka dwellers face very often, with the crisis worsening every winter. Titas' household consumers' number is 2,846,419 currently, with the number of commercial and CNG users standing at 12,075 and 394 respectively.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2020 18:11 UTC