PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Peshawar Electric Power Supply Engr Zakaullah Khan Gandapur said Monday that drive had been accelerated against illegal use of electricity in the province.
In this regard, he said Pesco Mardan-1 Division teams along with Pesco police, checked various premises in the jurisdiction of Mardan Cantt, Toru, Gujar Ghari subdivisions and nabbed six more persons including Wahid Shah, Nasar, Naveed, Amin, Munsif shah and Habib on the spot using direct connections. Chief Executive Pesco has directed all the field formations to speed up drive against illegal use of electricity and direct hooks.
He said PESCO had once again warned to stop power pilferage in the larger interest of the nation, due to which PESCO had to face financial losses on one hand and on the other hand PESCO’s whole distribution system gets overloaded. As a result, the general public faces the inconvenience of frequent power breakdowns, he added.
Meanwhile, PESCO had advised customers to adopt all precautionary measures during winter rains and not to touch cables and poles. It said public must adopt all safety measures which include, to properly “earthen” your electrical appliances and replace or tape all worn out wires and not to touch electrical appliances, cables with wet hands.
The public is also requested to be careful and attentive while using Electric Water Pumps and other Electrical appliances. The public is requested not to tie their pets and cattle to the poles and towers. It is advised to avoid usage of metal wires for drying clothes and not to touch the washing machine with wet hands without switching it off.
