Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) in collaboration with Tehsildars (Recovery) has recovered Rs 9.82 million from 446 dead defaulters in all the five districts – Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara – on the 146th day of its recovery campaign.
LESCO spokesman told media here Wednesday that on the 146th day, Chief Engineer O&M (T&G) Zafar Iqbal with the support of Tehsildar City Mujahid Zia and Tehsildar Shalimar Noreez Humayun recovered outstanding dues of Rs 1.04 million from 51 defaulters in Northern Circle and Rs 2.29 million from 51 defaulters in Eastern Circle respectively. Similarly, LESCO Manager (Material Disposal) Engineer Anwar Watto along with Tehsildar Model Town Rana Arsal and Tehsildar Cant. Sajjad Qureshi recovered Rs 2.19 million from 63 defaulters in Central Circle, and Rs 0.88 million from 27 defaulters in South Circle; while Manager (Technical) Engineer Muhammad Farooq with the assistance of Tehsildar Nankana Sahib Muhammad Iqbal Rasheed and Tehsildar Sheikhupura Muhammad Aslam Gujjar recovered Rs 0.58 million from 44 defaulters in Nankana Circle and Rs 1.31 million from 62 defaulters in Sheikhupura Circle. He added that LESCO Manager E&S (PMU) Engineer Abbas Ali in collaboration with Naib Tehsildar Kasur and Okara Mirza Zahid Baig recovered outstanding dues of Rs 0.58 million from 78 defaulters in Okara Circle and Rs 0.67 million from 53 defaulters in Kasur Circle.
Up till now during the recovery campaign, the LESCO with the help of Tehsildars (Recovery) recovered more than Rs 2.30 billion from 77,737 dead defaulters in its all circles of operation. He elaborated that LESCO recovered outstanding dues of Rs 345.49 million from 11,009 defaulters in Northern Circle; Rs 548.12 million from 10,121 defaulters in Eastern Circle; Rs 308.35 million from 8,833 defaulters in Central Circle; Rs 126.49 million from 4,529 defaulters in South Circle, Rs 201.54 million from 6,963 defaulters in Nankana Circle; Rs 349.69 million from 9,622 defaulters in Sheikhupura Circle; Rs 138.11 million from 12,256 defaulters in Okara Circle and Rs 311.78 million from 14,404 defaulters in Kasur Circle.
For the recovery campaign started on September 13, the Lahore Division’s Commissioner had assigned additional charge of Tehsildar Recovery (from LESCO defaulters) to relevant Tehsildar, while LESCO Chief Executive Officer Engineer Shahid Haider has also designated four senior officers to assist them in the dues recovery from defaulters. LESCO Chief Executive Officer Engineer Shahid Haider said that the company is facing loss due to dead defaulters, and vowed to continue action against them. Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 383 connections from where the customers were pilfering electricity in all its circles of five districts (Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara) on the 151st day of grand anti-power theft campaign.
LESCO spokesman told the media here Wednesday that the company had also submitted FIR applications against electricity thieves, out of which 169 FIRs had been registered in respective police stations, while one accused had been arrested. Grand anti-power theft operations against electricity thieves are being conducted on the directives of the Federal Power Division and the LESCO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engineer Shahid Haider is supervising these operations. The LESCO chief vowed that the operations would continue without discrimination until the complete end of electricity theft. The electricity pilferers as well as the LESCO officers and employees who facilitate them are also being brought to justice. On the 151st consecutive day of the anti-power theft campaign, the spokesman added, large commercial consumers were also found involved in electricity theft and all of them were also dis connected and charged with detection units.
