Residents facing electricity issues
The residents of Rawalpindi were not only facing unscheduled load-shedding but also facing low voltage, tripping, feeder burning issues, and single-phase matters in this hot weather. The water sucking motors failed to supply water in some areas of the city and cantonment board on Monday.
Over 30 percent of localities in city and cantonment boards were operating on single-phase electric cables, where consumers got only 80 volts rather than 220 volts during day and night. Burn of electric home appliances due to low voltage is a routine matter.
The areas of Morgha, Defense Road, Saleha Street, Gulistan Colony, Shah Khalid, Shah Faisal, Ahmedabad, and Dhamyal. Dhok Juma, Jhanda, and several other localities have been affected by low voltage.
The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Amjad gave policy statements to ‘The News’ assured to resolve all issues on a priority basis. Some days back, he also assured this scribe to resolve the single-phase issue with full electricity voltage but all claims were in vain.
The Managing Director (WASA) Muhammad Tanvir has also requested Iesco to provide full voltage electricity to supply water in all areas. The Kehkashan Colony Water Supply Scheme was strongly affected due to low voltage, he said. The electric motors were not pumping water due to low voltage therefore public was suffering a shortage of water, he said.
The power supply in areas of Tariqabad and Adiala sub-divisions is frequent power tripping and consumers are facing low voltage issues. The residents of the two subdivisions gathered outside the complaint offices of Tariqabad Sub Division and Adiala Sub Division because of unstable power supply in routine.