MANSEHRA: The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across Mansehra remained closed on Sunday after the district administration ordered the suspension of gasoline supply to vehicles.
The CNG stations suspended gas supply to vehicles on the first and second days of Eid in the city, its suburbs and the rest of the district.
The district administration, to provide an uninterrupted natural gas supply to domestic consumers, had ordered the suspension of compressed natural gas supply to vehicles for the first three days of Eid.
An order issued by the deputy commissioner of Mansehra said that CNG stations in the district would remain closed for the first three days of Eid and would not supply gas to vehicles.
It further notified that Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Company Ltd had moved the district administration seeking closure of CNG stations to ensure uninterrupted supply to domestic consumers.
“Now therefore, in the public interest and for equitable management of available gas, it is hereby notified that all CNG stations would remain closed on the first, second and third days of Eid,” it stated and added, “The vehicles would be filled only from 8 pm night to 2pm the next day.”
Meanwhile, consumers faced a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) before and after Eidul Fitr despite an increase in its prices at the local markets.
The price of LPG surged to Rs400 per kg in the local markets since the start of the American-Israeli war on Iran.
The price, which had jumped to Rs350 following the start of the war, has now reached Rs400 in local markets.
“In other towns and cities, this is also being sold at Rs420 per kg, and people have been facing its scarcity,” a local said.
