APP
PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government has established a well-equipped Reporting Centre at Energy and Power Department for an effective supervision and monitoring of the national-wise campaign against power theft in the province.
“We have setup a Reporting Centre equipped with all latest facilities at Energy and Power Department in Civil Secretariat KP to monitor and supervise the ongoing crackdown against power theft in Khyber Pakthunkhwa,” a senior official in Energy and Power Department KP told APP.
On the direction of Federal Government, a province-wise campaign has been launched across the province and all those people involved in stealing of electricity through direct hocks, tempering of meters, damaging transmission lines, electricity equipments and transformers would be jailed besides imposition of heavy fine against them.
The Centre will be supervised by Assistant Electric Inspector Saifullah Khan as team leader who would be assisted by Shujauddin, Tariq Khan, Ubaid Khan and Usman Naveed.
Major task of the centre is to coordinate with all Deputy Commissioners (DC) for monitoring and supervision of the campaign and receive statement of daily progress. It will compile all such reports and will share it with Federal Government, PEPCO, offices of the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary KP.
The Centre will also prepare weekly analysis report of the campaign, assisting members of provincial task force on energy and coordinating with their counterparts at PESCO headquarter.
The official said notification regarding the centre has been issued and all concerned including Chief Minister KP, Advisor to the CM for Energy and Power, Chief Secretary and IGP KP, Chief Executive Officer PESCO, all Chief Engineers, Superintendent Engineers, XENs of PESCO, Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners were informed in this regard. The official said the centre can be contacted for any complaint and suggestions on phone number 091-9223635 or email address antitheftkpk@gmail.com.
The official said all those elements stealing electricity from industrial, commercial or high-end domestic connections would be brought to book.
“We will take strong action against electricity’s stealers without any discrimination or political affiliations.” He mentioned that a comprehensive plan has been devised to make the national drive against power pilferage a success in Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
A task force has been set up at provincial level whereas committees were formed in divisions and districts to curb power theft on ground.
Power theft is a social problem as it is not confined to a single province, district, tehsil or an area and undermined development and progress of a country. “Power stealers deprive law abiding people of their basic right and residents should come forward by informing Wapda, PESCO and police so that prompt action against power thieves could be taken.
“Powers stealers should be boycotted socially as they are misusing the electricity’s resource for monitoring gains and depriving all those people of their right who pay electricity bills regularly,” he noted.
“Power stealers needs to be exposed before public as due to their negative role, masses are confronted to menace of long hours load-shedding and low-voltage that often damages precious electric appliances of poor people due to fluctuations.”
The official underscored the need for untiring efforts at individual and organizational level with national spirit to overcome this serious scourge.
He urged people and officials to ensure full support to district administration and police for success of ongoing national drive. He also sought active support of media, academicians, LG representatives and religious scholars to create awareness against power theft and strengthening hands of PESCO and Wapda officials to ensure smooth transmission of electricity to domestic and industrial consumers without any hindrance.
