SSGC Disconnects 1150 Illegal Connections

Staff Report:

SSGC continued to tighten the noose on gas theft miscreants through multiple targeted raids in Sindh and Balochistan.

In fresh operations conducted by the Company’s Security Services and Counter Gas Theft Operations (SS &CGTO) and Customer Relations departments’ teams, around 1,150 illegal domestic as well as commercial connections were removed in different cities and towns in the franchise areas.24-hours Gas Holiday for all Industries Including their

In Karachi, theft control teams removed more than 1,000 illegal domestic underground and overhead connections in North Karachi, Surjani Town, Shah Faisal Colony, Bahria Town, Korangi and Malir. In the pilferage cases, residents had illegally extended gas connections that were dismantled during the raids. Service lines were also killed by the SSGC teams to prevent any further unauthorized use. Theft claims were summarily raised for the recovery of losses incurred.

The Honourable Special Judge Gas Utility Court, Karachi convicted Ahmed and Kashif in two different cases of commercial theft through direct connection. Both accused were taken into custody and sentenced till rising of the court and fined, following FIRs lodged at SSGC Police Station. Law Officer, Prosecution Wing, SS&CGTO Karachi, contested the case.

Raids were also conducted by SSGC’s theft control teams on houses involved in underground and overhead theft in Hyderabad, Nawabshah and Larkana regions, with the removal of 30 illegal domestic connections. Several fake meters were also removed during raids. Theft clamps and rubber pipes used in pilferage were removed by the reading teams. FIR was lodged against culprits involved in domestic theft through direct line in Jacobabad. Consequently, theft claims are being raised.

Meanwhile, in upper and lower Balochistan, crackdown against gas theft miscreants continued with removal of 120 overhead and underground illegal gas connections in Quetta, Kalat, Ziarat and Kuchluk regions. More than 5 fake meters were found that were also disconnected. In addition, clamps and rubber pipes used in gas theft were removed and confiscated by the theft control teams. Theft claims have also been raised.

In the meantime, strict monitoring and vigilance of the gas theft infested areas will be ensured to prevent repeated cases of pilferage in the residential neighbourhoods of the above-mentioned cities.

SSGC is laser focused towards controlling the menace of gas theft through regular raids and aggressive prosecution. Gas theft is one of the major reasons behind Unaccounted-for-Gas (UFG) or line losses being incurred by SSGC.