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, the field staff and divisional task force conducted search operations in Sandha, Gulshan Ravi, Nawan Kot, Dholanwal, Faisal Park, Bilal Gaunj and in Sha Alam Gate areas where they checked 1488 connections. Around 37 connections were found with irregularity including direct supply, display wash, display open and meter shunt.
The teams disconnected the metres besides charging 82,229 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.
