F.P. Report
D I KHAN: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) task forces Wednesday conducted raids in Bannu, Swat and Peshawar Circles in action against power theft & recovered Rs 3.02 million from defaulters. According to PESCO spokesman as many as 266 direct hooks were removed while Rs.1.95 million recovered from defaulters. Power supply disconnected from 20 transformers due to nonpayment.
Task Forces of Bannu -1 Division disconnected power supply from 4 distribution transformers due to non-payment of Rs0.59 million while 4 span LT also disconnected. 22 direct hooks were removed and Rs0.05 million recovered from defaulters. Similarly task force of Bannu -2 division disconnected power supply from 3 transformers due to nonpayment of Rs1.70 million by consumers. The task force recovered Rs0.26 million and removed 16 direct hooks.
Similarly task force of Tank division disconnected power supply from 4 span LT Conductor and 5 transformers while 13 direct hooks were removed. Rs 0.05 million were recovered from defaulters and 6 meters were installed. Task force Karak division removed 15 direct hooks in the areas of Sabirabad. Rs0.22 million were recovered from defaulters while power supply disconnected from 2 distributors due to non-payment of Rs0.37 million. 10 meters were installed by task force to curb direct hooks.
Meanwhile, task force Rural Division D I Khan removed 12 direct hooks, removed 3 span LT from defaulters and installed 4 meters while recovering Rs0.49 million from defaulters.37 meters checked. Teams of PESCO Samar Bagh sub division of Swat Circle checked various areas and disconnected power supply to defaulters, while 5 meters were replaced. Task force of Peshawar Circle including SDO PESCO Warsak-2 sub division a grand operation in the areas of Palosi and adjacent areas.
During Operation teams removed more than 180 direct hooks, against them action has been sought. Similarly during operation 8 persons were arrested using direct hooks. Drive against illegal use of electricity and direct hooks will continue, PESCO has once again warned to stop power pilferage in the larger interest of the nation, due to which PESCO has to face financial losses on one hand and on the other hand PESCO’s whole distribution system gets over loaded and the general public faces inconvenience of frequent power break downs.
