PESHAWAR: Power supply was affected due to heavy rain in the PESCO region, a spokesperson of the PESCO told media men here on Saturday. He disclosed that 150 feeders of Pesco tripped immediately due to rain while 110 feeders in Pesco region suffered from technical fault due to heavy rain. PESCO Chief Executive Officer Arif Mahmood Saduzai has put the field staff on high alert, he added. As soon as the rain stopped, the power restoration process started, the spokesperson of PESCO said. The repair work on the technical fault feeders is going on, he informed. The electricity will be completely restored in the next few hours, he said. He also requested the people to cooperate in view of bad weather. However, there are reports that in the whole of Peshawar the power supply was discontinued and people have been facing great difficulties. APP
