Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that the government is responsible to provide all basic facilities to the people and the present government is fully committed to do the task and has initiated a number of development projects to facilitate the people at their doorsteps.
The Prime Minister said this while speaking as chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of Kunnar-Pasakhi Gas Pipeline Project at the OGDCL field of Deh Shah Bukhari here on Thursday. With the inauguration of the project, initially 100 million cubic feet per day gas has been inducted in the gas distribution network. After installation of gas processing plant in the field, the gas production would not only increase to 280 MMCFD, but the field would also produce 387 tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and 400 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per day during the current year.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Labour Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah and Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar also attended the inauguration ceremony while Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain presented the welcome address.
The Prime Minister said that at present, the country is experiencing energy crisis and in order to address the issue, the people's government has set priority to develop the natural gas sector of the country. The development of this important sector would help in overcoming the energy crisis, he said.
He said that besides gas, the government is also making efforts to provide other facilities to the people at their doorsteps. The government is taking all possible measures in this direction so that all basic needs could be available to the people without any discrimination at their doorsteps.
Completion of Kunnar-Pasakhi Gas Pipeline Project proved the fact that the people's government is making sincere efforts to overcome the energy crisis, the Prime Minister said. "We are fortunate that Allah Almighty has bestowed all natural resources to our country and there is only the need to explore these hidden resources so that the people could benefit from it".
With the blessings of Allah Almighty and the co-operation of the people, the government would succeed in overcoming all crisis and utilise all possible resources to provide maximum facilities to the countrymen, he said. Despite problems, the government would continue its efforts to take the country at the zenith of progress and prosperity, he added. He said the people were deprived of availing the natural gas facility from the Kunnar-Pasakhi Project due to delays and hurdles of eight years, however, as a result of the efforts of the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Dr Asim Hussain, the supply of gas from this project has been made possible.
Praising the efforts of Federal Ministers Dr Asim Hussain and Syed Naveed Qamar for launching the development project in energy sector, the Prime Minister said under their supervision, the management and employees of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited have completed the Kunnar-Pasakhi project at the shortest time.