Surabaya Residents Complain, Their Homes Have Not Been Connected To The Gas Network

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JAKARTA - Many residents of Surabaya, East Java, complain that their homes have not been connected to the household gas pipeline.

"Every time I recess, many residents ask when the gas pipeline can enter his house can be realized?" said commission A member of the Surabaya Dprd Arif Fathoni in Surabaya, reported antara, Friday, May 21.

According to him, almost 90 percent more Surabaya residents still use 3 kilograms of lpji for cooking and other needs. Although from the safety side, the use of lpji is still prone to gas leaks and eventual explosions.

In fact, he continued, the information on gas reserves in East Java province is quite large and even has a surplus. But unfortunately, he said, the distribution has not yet been enjoyed by the people of Surabaya as a whole.

"Until now, still almost 90 percent more Surabaya residents still buy gas cylinders, then installed on the stove," he said.

Chairman of dpd Golkar Party surabaya confirmed, as the capital of East Java Province, surabaya should be a pilot project of direct gas pipeline flow to households.

Therefore, he said, surabaya municipality should collaborate with the East Java Provincial Government to realize this idea. Thus, in the future all houses in Surabaya have been supplied with gas pipes.

He hopes that Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi can soon meet with The Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa and related stake holders, both PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) and other private gas companies to realize the expectations of surabaya residents.

"By sitting together and good intentions all problems can be solved. God willing with this coordination, the mayor with all stakeholders, the idea that the road in place will soon be improved, not limited to wishful thinking," he said.