1,200 illegal gas connections cut in Gazipur

The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, popularly known as Titas Gas, has  authorities have disconnected about 1,200 illegal gas connections to various homes in Gazipur.

The operation, at 11 points in the Sonapara, Shokhinogor, Kunia and Targach areas of Gacha Thana, lasted from 10 am to 9 pm on Saturday, reports bdnews.

Executive Magistrate Thander Kamruzzaman of the Gazipur district administration led the drive.

Nripendranath Biswas, managing engineer of the Titas Gas Gazipur zone, said that gas connections to 600 homes were cut off. A mobile court fined eight people a total of Tk 555,000 for using gas illegally.