KESC to resume field operations from Friday
KESC had suspended its field operations on Wednesday following security threats to its staff and installations. The decision to resume its business operations was taken in a meeting at the Governor's House in Karachi.
Commissioner Karachi, KESC's administration including CEO Tabish Gohar met Governor Sindh Ishrat-ul-Ibad to discuss the stand-off between the KESC's administration and sacked union employees.
Tabish Gohar informed the Governor about KESC's reservations on the security of its installations to which the Governor assured the administration that union workers will not disrupt KESC's field operations -- and security will be provided to KESC installations and its staff members.
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Leaving fluctuations and power outages aside Mr Tabish should realize that in the absence of meter reading KESC should not keep on sending bills made on average consumption.Some solution has to be found for this. I also wish to ask him to protect KESC and share holder interest as Plot no. SNP-49 Bahadur Yar Jang Society Block 7 & 8, off Amir Khusro Road, Karachi-75350 (located in Gulshan Town & within Karachi Cooperative Housing Societies Union Ltd).is being encroached upon. This Amenity Plot is also known as Kamal Park has substation KCHS E" on a part of this plot. Site map of the Amenity Plot issued by the Director of Land and Estate KMC on 22/01/1981 indicates, a) A mosque on 610 sq yards along with an access passage of 90 sq yards making 700 sq yards in total for the mosque, b) 711 sq yards for KESC, and c) the balance area for municipal use. Wake up KESC and protect OUR property!
The Governor and CEO of KESC must also address the problem the common people are suffering. They are being forced to pay more than they should be through erroneous and inflated billing billing. Since the past two months, KESC has not been sending its staff to read and check the meters, they have been billing on average due to which people have been paying for units that have not even been consumed. Will these bills ever be adjusted? KESC bills have remarks saying "Meter not read" but the field of "Current Meter Reading" mentions inflated and unconsumed no. of units. This is an illegal act on part of the KESC Management.
But it will not stop load shedding, low voltage and voltage fluctuation and charging inflated amount of money.
KESC should not be forced to take back the redundant employees. Contrary to the perception, the KESC has not laid off any technical staff. Only non-core employees are being retrenched through voluntary separation scheme.
It is also good that Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad is back in office. He has ordered that the security be provided to the KESC staff and sensitive installation and perhaps it is for the first time that we are seeing some movements from the administration.
The strikers should not have damaged properties. They should not have manhandled those officers who were doing their duties. A large number of officers were beaten, manhandled and humiliated by the goons of the labour union.