The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has demanded gas supply for industrial units for at least four days in a week to save the sector from collapse.
Talking to the media here on Saturday, FCCI President Muzammil Sultan and Vice President Rehan Naseem Bharara voiced concern over two-day gas supply to industrial units in a week and said it would add to the burden of industries.
They said the industrial sector was already teetering on the verge of collapse due to high input costs caused by increase in bank mark-up and oil prices. Continuous outages of gas coupled with low pressure had further aggravated the situation.
They pointed out that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had assured gas supply across the board but Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) was reluctant to implement this.
The industrialists claimed that thousands of manufacturing units had been closed down and expensive machinery was gathering rust due to the absence of gas supply. They cautioned that a flood of unemployed people would emerge if more industrial units stopped running due to the shortage of gas.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2012.
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