A gas valve burst on Mirpur Road, causing a leak, resulting in severe low gas pressure in parts of the capital.

Titas Gas authorities announced this information in a message on Saturday.

The message said that due to the leakage caused by the rupture of a 4-inch diameter valve in front of Ganabhaban on Mirpur Road, several valves of the distribution network were closed to limit the pressure, resulting in severe low gas pressure in Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli, New Market, Hazaribagh, Gabtoli and adjacent areas. The work of replacing the valve has been started as soon as possible. Titas Gas authorities sincerely apologize for the temporary inconvenience to the customers.

There has been low gas pressure in Dhaka city for the past few days. The city residents are suffering greatly due to this. Meanwhile, Titas has again raised this problem today.

In a press release on Thursday night, Titas Gas authorities announced a severe low gas pressure in Dhaka. The release said that the distribution gas pipeline damaged by the anchor of a cargo trawler under the Turag River in Aminbazar has been repaired. However, water entered the pipe during the repair. In addition, there is a low gas supply in Dhaka city. Due to this, there is a severe low gas pressure in Dhaka metropolis.