Citing rapidly rising demand for LPG cylinders, BPC has requested 50 acres of unused land owned by the Water Development Board (WDB) in the city’s South Kattoli area to establish a plant with an annual capacity of 40,000 tonnes. The proposed site, close to Chattogram port, is seen as strategically advantageous. The Energy and Mineral Resources Division recently wrote to the Ministry of Water Resources seeking allocation of the land at market or mouza value. In its letter, signed by Deputy Secretary Shahadat Hossain, the division said WDB owns two unused plots in South Kattoli – one of 25 acres and another of 33.51 acres – previously acquired but not used for their intended purpose. ‘For ensuring energy security and environmentally friendly, affordable fuel supply, we request consideration for allocating 50 acres of this land in favour of BPC,’ the letter stated.