'Crazy Jugaad': Locals In Pakistan Carry Cooking Gas In Plastic Bags Amid Supply Shortage

Jugaad is one of the things that closely binds us with our western neighbours in Pakistan. Whatever the climate of the countries, Desi's one godly gift is frequently employed whenever the need arises. Something of the sort that needs such Jugaad is Pakistan’s recent economic crisis.??

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Locals In Pakistan Store Cooking Gas In Plastic Bags

Videos of people in Pakistan carrying giant transparent balloons have been going around the internet. While many netizens wondered what the fad was all about, an answer appeared. Pakistanis have started storing LPG gas in huge plastic bags as the country faces a deficiency in cooking gas cylinders.?

The videos originated in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where locals thought up ingenious ways to tackle the lack of stored gas in the country. A Twitter user posted a video of two small boys gliding along four large gas-filled bags on the street. They also informed other internet users that people use the gas inside the hazardous plastic bags with the help of an electric pump.

The poster wrote in the caption, “In Pakistan, the practice of using gas packed in plastic bags instead of cylinders for cooking has increased. Gas is sold by filling bags inside the shops connected to the gas pipeline network. People use it in the kitchen with the help of a small electric suction pump.”

Check out the video below:

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As per DW.com, the locals get their LPG supply from stores that fill these plastic bags with natural gas using the main gas pipeline network of the country. They shut the bags up tight with a nozzle and valve. Even after having the bags shut tight, the risks of the practise are apparent, but the lack of resources in the country is forcing people to employ dangerous methods to fulfil their basic needs.

A middle-aged homemaker, Masooma Bibi, told the outlet, "There are warnings about these plastic bags causing gas explosions, but, firstly, I haven't heard about any such mishap, and secondly, even if these fears are true, we [poor people] have no other choice due to expensive cylinders."

People on the internet also expressed their concerns. A user who was shocked to see the now-viral video wrote, "I still csnt belive this...," while another chimed in, "THIS CAN'T BE REAL." A fellow exclaimed, "This is absolutely crazy kinda jugaad." Another user shared their concern for the situation, "I can't believe this. Is there no Goods and Services department in?Pakistan??? There must be some basic safety standards to be followed, no ??"

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