Lesco issues new list of defaulter departments

LAHORE:The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has released a new list of defaulter public institutions.

According to Lesco spokesman, Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Lahore Office is in default of more than Rs230 million, Municipal Committee Kasur chairman has to pay outstanding dues of Rs170 million, Municipal Committee Streetlight Kasur chairman is defaulter of more than Rs150 million.

He added that Pumping Station Khokhar Road Shad Bagh and MS Services Hospital office are in default of over Rs130 million each; Senior Mechanical Engineer Wasa Shad Bagh Band Road and TMO Data Ganj Bakhsh Town owed more than Rs110 million dues each; Director of Operation North LDA Disposal Station Tajpura Lahore is in default of more than Rs100 million, and Rs70 million dues has to be paid each by DHQ Kasur, Wasa Sewerage Pumping Station Nawankot, Mayo Hospital Eye Ward, and TMO Data Ganj Bakhsh Town Main Bazaar Noori Building. The Lesco dues of Rs60 million each are yet to be paid by TMO Samanabad Etihad Colony Road, District Jail Ferozepur Road and Punjab University New Campus.

Lesco Chief Executive Officer Engineer Shahid Haider has directed all the officers concerned to ensure recovery of dues from defaulting government institutions and to take all possible steps in this regard.