As per the latest decision of the government, CNG stations will remain closed for 4 pm to 10 pm instead of 6 pm to 11 pm every day until April 6 this year in order to resolve the low pressure problem in gas supply, reports UNB.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid announced the new decision on Wednesday after a meeting with officials of his ministry and subordinate bodies.

From now, the CNG stations will remain closed for 6 hours every day instead of previous 5 hours.

On Tuesday, the timing was changed saying that the CNG stations will remain off from 5 pm to 10 pm instead of 6 pm to 11 pm.

But within a day, the decision has been changed.

Nasrul also said that the CNG stations will remain open for 24 hours from 7 April to April 18to facilitate transport movement during the Eid journey.

From April 19, the CNG stations will remain closed from 6 pm to 11 pm, said the notice.

He announced that the irrigation pumps will run from zero hour to 6 am.

He also advised people to use LPG gas instead of natural gas as gas crisis will persist in the month of Ramadan.

Nasrul said that one LNG terminal, out of two, will remain closed which results in lower supply of imported gas to the national grid.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan