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Karachi, December 27, 2019 (PPI-OT): North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) calls on the government to suspend gas supply to CNG sector for two months to save export industries from disaster, also requested to adopt a strategy to keep the vehicles flowing on petrol till the gas crisis is overcome.
Captain A. Moiz Khan, Patron in chief, North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Naseem Akhtar, President and SVP, Imran Moiz Khan have appealed to the government that if the industrial wheel rotates, exports will increase and the country will develop, but despite the facts, instead of industries, CNG sector is gaining prominence, which is not an economically viable initiative.
NKATI leaders said that Industries should not be ruined for the sake of only one sector, because if the industries are locked up, unemployment will be flooded and this will have very bad impact on domestic exports.
“Due to non-availability of gas, 80 percent Production activities of industries have been stalled in North Karachi Industrial Area. As a result of which hundreds of people would be unemployed and export orders may also be canceled”, they pointed out.
NKATI leaders said gas is the basic raw material of export oriented and other industries, including textile, especially in the processing industries, supply of gas is vital because the boiler is powered by gas alone. While it is not possible to replace the entire system to operate the boiler from furnace oil, So, Sui Southern Gas Company should ensure uninterrupted supply of gas to the industries in the best economic interest of the country. In order to ensure the completion of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision to boost domestic exports.
They said that because of line gas pressure drop, the wheels of the industries become jammed and it takes hours to re-form the gas pressure which is affecting the production of the industries.
NKATI leaders said Due to timely unfulfilled of export orders and in the case of air shipments, exporters will have to bear 10 times additional cost, which cause exporters should have to close their industries. This will lead to further unemployment and the export industry going bankrupt. They recommend the use of instant geysers instead of using geysers in homes, which also reduces gas bills with gas savings.
For more information, contact:
North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI)
Plot No. ST 1/1, Sector 12-C, North Karachi Industrial Area, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-213-695-1695
Fax: +92-213-690-8269
Email: northkati@gmail.com, association@nkati.org
Website: http://nkati.org/