GAS BILL
Tk 5.72b unpaid by ministries, autonomous bodies
Five gas distribution companies of the country have failed to get Tk
5.72 billion in arrear bill from different public and autonomous
bodies.
Mohammad Abdul Aziz Khan, managing director of Titas Gas (Dhaka city
and surrounding areas), told bdnews24.com on Monday that they would
get Tk 3.91 billion from 24 ministries and several public and
autonomous bodies.
"It has not been possible to realise the amount despite repeated
reminders," he added.
Of the amount, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd
(TGTDCL) will get Tk 3.91 billion, Bakhrabad Gas Transmission and
Distribution Company Ltd (BGDCL) Tk 265 million, Jalalabad Gas
Transmission and Distribution System Ltd (JGTDSL) Tk 950 million,
Paschimanchal Gas Company Ltd (PGCL) Tk 116 million and Karnaphuli Gas
Distribution Company Ltd (KGDCL) Tk 716 billion.
Of the government organisations, Khan said the highest defaulters were
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation with Tk 1.51 billion and
Power Development Board with Tk 1.05 billion.
Titas would get Tk 452 million from the jute ministry, the highest
among all the ministries, and Tk 222 million from the ministry of
housing and public work.
The official also said that the outstanding amount from Water and
Sewerage Authority (WASA) was Tk 1.39 billion and Tk 6.3 million from
Dhaka City Corporation.
State minister for energy Mohammad Enamul Huq recently told the
parliament that the BGTDCL would get Tk 265 million from the
government institutions and JGTDCL Tk 954 million.
He also said that the outstanding gas bill of PGCL from the government
bodies was Tk 116 million.
BGDCL is responsible to distribute gas in greater Comilla region,
JGTDSL in Sylhet, PGCL in Sirajganj and KGDCL in greater Chittagong
region.
http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=204678&cid=2
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