K-Electric’s anti-theft campaign

Author: Agencies

Continuing with its efforts to eradicate power-theft, K-Electric (KE) is conducting an anti-theft drive across different areas of the city.

During an effective operation conducted in the water-treatment plant-2 area of Mehmoodabad, KE teams removed more than 500 meters of underground cables, weighing more than 700 Kilograms.

According to details, the culprits involved in the theft were arrested and an FIR was lodged against them. Through this operation, more than 200 illegal hooked-connections were removed. During the anti-theft drive In Mehmoodabad, KE officials searched the area to identify illegal connections and other malpractices. They then proceeded to disconnect illegal connections. Alongside the disconnections, a facilitation camp was also setup to allow the residents to get their connections regularized. More than 150 consumers conveniently acquired their new meters from the facilitation camps.

Published in Daily Times, July 6th 2018.

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