Lesco warns of cutting power supply to children's hospital

The Children's Hospital owes Rs.35 million in dues to Lesco.

LAHORE: Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Gulberg division warned The Children's Hospital (TCH) on Thursday that it will cut power supply if  dues amounting to Rs35 million are not cleared, Express News reported.

Dues have been building up since three years and several notices have been issued to TCH, but TCH administration has refused to pay the bills, Lesco officials said. Lesco warned that it would cut the hospital's power supply by today if the dues are not paid immediately.

Earlier, Lesco had cut the power supply of the National College of Arts (NCA) after it had not cleared its dues amounting to Rs.2.6 million.