F.P. Report
LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Managing Director Amjad Latif on Sunday said the company was committed to provide uninterrupted gas supply to consumer’s round-the-year especially in winter.
He said that supply of gas had been increased due to import of RLNG and the company had come in a position to meet demand of consumers without any interruption.
He expressed confidence that consumers would no more face gas shortage issues. “We are doing our utmost efforts to resolve all gas related issues of domestic and other consumers”, he said.
He said that industrial consumers, CNG pumps, Thermal power stations and all others were not facing any gas load-shedding problems at present.
The MD said the masses should also cooperate in this regard and avoid installation of gas compressors.
He added that use of heaters and geysers should be made limited.
Amjad Latif said the SNGPL’s share value was increased more than four times during the last one-and-half years of his tenure as MD.
A very handsome dividend is also earned by the shareholders of the SNGPL.
To another query, he said” “Culture of hardwork, sense of ownership and team effort have enabled the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to set new records of financial gains and serving the consumers”.
When asked about main reason behind his personal achievements from an Sub-engineer to the MD, he said that hardwork and good intention for others was the main reason.
“I did not availed even 37 leaves in 37 years service”, he added.
“I am a man who did almost all of his job in fields and being the Managing Director now I am fully aware of the ground realities in my organization, this enabled me to boost working of my company”, he concluded.
Online adds: Due to government non-serious attitude and poor gas management and distribution policies, gas theft business of million of rupees is on large-scale across the country.
Sources said that gas theft crimes have been reduced due to the Anti Gas Theft Act, however, gas with the connivance of some corrupt elements in the concerned departments, is being provided to the industries and other plants on daily basis.
“No major arrest was made by Federal Investigation Agency in this regard, sources added, sources added”.
Gas utilities companies are busy to encourage these people instead of reducing the gas theft incidents.
Experts are of the view that “Gas crises would be end if concerned departments work honestly”.
