Locals protest against decreasing of power supply from four hours to two hours

F.P. Report

LANDI KOTAL: The tribesmen blockaded the Pak-Afghan highway at Thakia point, Sultan Khel tehsil Landi Kotal on Monday against decreasing of power supply from four hours to two hours round the clock.

Number of locals including tribal elders and political and social figures put hurdles on the main road to suspend it for all kinds of movement.

The protestors were of the view that previously, the highup of Tribal Electricity Supply Company (TESCO) had ensured them a schedule of  provision of four hours electricity in twenty four hours, however since last day; only two hours supply had been provided that could not meet their need.

Issues of temporary scarcity of potable water have risen in the area due to decreasing power supply hours in addition to troubling daily activities, they lamented.  

They threatened that till resuming the old schedule of four hours power supply, they would not give up their agitation.

Because of the road blockade, passengers could not reach their destinations on time and long queues of passengers and export, import vehicles were witnessed on the road.

According to the local grid station official, last day their high officials directed them to provide only two hours of electricity to the 15 feeders of rural area consumers.