Gas supply to industries suspended amid Biparjoy threat
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Cyclone to strike Keti Bandar on Thursday
(Web Desk) - Following the direction of the federal government to tackle cyclone Biparjoy, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has suspended gas supply to all industries, including power generation units, the fertilizer sector, and CNG stations.
The decision was taken due to the shortage of natural gas and re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) until further notice. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted that the cyclone will strike Keti Bandar on Thursday at around 11 am.
NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik said more than 100,000 people would be evacuated till June 14 (Wednesday). Addressing a presser flanked by Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, he said the cyclone could hit Keti Bander on Thursday. "The evacuation process at coastal belt of Thatta, Keti and Jaati Bander and Umerkot is under way," he added.
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He informed that the Keti Bunder coastline and adjoining areas had been alerted whereas the security and law-enforcement agencies, provincial departments and volunteers were engaged in shifting the population to safer places. "The evacuated population will remain in the relief shelters till the situation normalises as strong windstorms and rains will take place," he added.
All volunteers and non-government organisations (NGOs) who had been working during post-2022 floods would also be engaged in the process, he said. "The government of Sindh and other departments are engaged with the NDMA for relief activities,” he said.
The NDMA chairman said Pakistan Army, Rangers, PDMA and NGOs are ready to meet any untoward situation.
