Lesco collects Rs25.90m from 615 defaulters

LAHORE : Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) in collaboration with Tehsildars (Recovery) has recovered Rs25.90 million from 615 dead defaulters in all the five districts - Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara - on the 138th day of its recovery campaign.

A Lesco spokesman told media here Tuesday that on the 138th 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 Rs10.82 million from 136 defaulters in Northern Circle and Rs4.12 million from 86 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 Rs2.69 million from 70 defaulters in Central Circle, and Rs1.00 million from 27 defaulters in South Circle; while Manager (Technical) Engineer M Farooq with the assistance of Tehsildar Nankana Sahib M Iqbal Rasheed and Tehsildar Sheikhupura M Aslam Gujjar recovered Rs0.61 million from 52 defaulters in Nankana Circle and Rs4.55 million from 67 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 Rs0.68 million from 89 defaulters in Okara Circle and Rs1.42 million from 88 defaulters in Kasur Circle.

Lesco detects 413 power pilferers in 24 hours: Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 413 connections from where the customers were pilfering electricity in all its circles of five districts (Lahore, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Okara) on the 143rd day of grand anti-power theft campaign.

The Lesco spokesman told media here Tuesday that the company has also submitted FIR applications against 412 electricity thieves, out of which 187 FIRs have been registered in respective police stations, while 09 accused have 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.