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3 illegal CNG conversion centres sealed

Staff Correspondent
Authorities yesterday sealed off three unapproved CNG conversion workshops at Turag and Joydevpur in Gazipur and seized a cylinder.
A team comprising officials from the Department of Explosives, Rupantorita Prakritik Gas Co Ltd (RPGCL) and Rapid Action Battalion-1 conducted the FROM PAGE 1
drive at various places in Gazipur and at Badda, Kuril and Uttara in the capital.
The unauthorized workshops are Wazi Conversion at TUrag, Zaroma CNG at Joydevpur Chourasta and another at Joydevpur.
The RPGCLga ve Wazi Conversion approval for setting up a workshop in the capital, but besides the approved workshop they also set up a branch workshop at TUrag and was doing business, Department of Explosives Assistant Inspector AHM Nuruzzaman told The Daily Star.
He said the team also visited other approved CNG conversion workshops in the city as part of its awareness campaign.
"Our drive is not only to punish the violators of rules but also to create awareness about it Many owners of motor vehicles and CNG workshops do not know the dangers of using oxygen or carbon dioxide are risjes of explosion if fake CNG cylinders are used on motor vehicles," Nuruzzaman said.
In a similar drive last month, the authorities seized from Savar five carbon dioxide cylinders being used forfilling with CNG.
According to statistics of Society for Urban Environmental Protection, an NGO, 18 accidents related to substandard CNG cylinders have taken place since January 2007 and left at least 20 people killed.
Savar police filed a case against Dulai Mistri, who was caught red-handed while converting a dieselrun vehicle at an unapproved workshop.
REJOINDER, OUR REPLY
Meanwhile, Sarmano . Engineering Services (Pvt) Ltd in a rejoinder claimed that a news item run by The Daily Star on February 21 stating that three counterfeit cylinders were seized from the workshop at Raj Phulbaria of Savar was not correct.
It said. "Some people (not employees of Sarmano) were replacing their sub-standard cylinders with new cylinders outside the premises ofSarmano.
"We strongly oppose the news item, which has hampered the good will of the reputed company." the rejoindersaid.
The report was written on the basis of information provided by Department of Explosives Assistant Inspector Nuruzzaman and others in the team.
When asked about the matter. Nuruzzaman said Sarmano's claim may be true but it has to make the claim to the authorities officially.