Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) SE (Northern) Amir Yaseen, on the directions of LESCO Chief Mujahid Pervez Chattha, continued search operations against power pilferers.
In this regard, thefield staff and divisional task force conducted search operations in Sanda, Gulshan Ravi, Nawan Kot, Band Road, Dholanwal, Chauburji ParkBegum Kot and Wasanpura areas. They checked 1772 connections and spotted 40 connections with irregularities including direct supply, display wash, body re-paste and tempering.
The team disconnected the metres besides charging 85,737 units in detection bills. The company had also got registered cases against the power stealers with respective police stations.
LESCO spokesman said that the LESCO surveillance teams on the directives of Chief Executive Officer Mujahid Pervez had started an active drive against power stealers. In addition, he said that LESCO also focused on charging detection bills to electricity pilferers and recovery of dues from the dead defaulters of the company. The company was fully committed for complete elimination of the menace of electricity theft, he resolved.
LESCO chases pilferers
