Ahmedabad: Residents of Shela are fuming — not just from the heat in their kitchens, but due to the repeated disruptions in piped gas supply over the past four days. It began as an unexpected outage on Sunday afternoon, reportedly due to damage caused by a digger machine working on a stormwater drainage project.
Adani Total Gas, the supplier for residential piped natural gas (PNG), issued alerts citing ‘third-party damage’ and restoration timelines to residents. However, residents claimed the disruptions often came without sufficient notice, throwing daily routines into complete disarray. “It’s extremely inconvenient. This is the fourth disruption in three days, and we’re left scrambling during breakfast or dinner hours. We’ve had to rely on food deliveries repeatedly,” said Preeti Das, an affected resident.
Some homemakers were dismayed by the timing — lunch preps were mid-way when the supply stopped.
“I had just started cooking when the gas went off. I was distraught, but my children were thrilled — they got to eat burgers instead,” laughed Sulakshmi Arya, a homemaker.
Supply was disrupted again on Tuesday evening around 5pm and was restored past 9pm.