Islamabad gas shutdown Monday night: no SNGPL gas in G-7, Blue Area and Sohan till 6am

Gas will be off in Sector G-7, Blue Area and a string of areas along Lehtrar Road in Islamabad on Monday night, 19 October, until 6am on Tuesday 20 October, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) said in two shutdown alerts on its official X account, ProPakistani reported. ARY News carried the same schedule.

The supply goes off at 9pm in most of the affected areas and at 10pm in Blue Area. It is due back at 6am, so breakfast on Tuesday should not be affected.

Islamabad gas shutdown schedule, 19 to 20 October

Both jobs are planned maintenance on SNGPL's main lines, not load shedding.

What to do

• Cook and fill flasks before 9pm (10pm in G-7 and Blue Area) if you need hot water or food late at night.
• Turn off every gas appliance, including geysers and heaters, before the supply stops, as SNGPL advised. When gas returns at 6am, an appliance left open can leak.
• Shops and dhabas in Blue Area that stay open late should plan for no gas after 10pm.

Also this week

The Islamabad work follows a separate overnight shutdown across the river: SNGPL cut gas in parts of Rawalpindi on 17 October, see our story on the Rawalpindi gas shutdown on Murree Road, Peshawar Road and Adiala Road. ProPakistani noted that the federal government launched its winter gas management plan earlier in October.

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