Larkana Woes: Traders vent anger over power cuts
Larkana’s traders vented their anger at power cuts by organising a sit-in and rally.
SUKKUR:
Larkana’s traders vented their anger at power cuts by organising a sit-in and rally based on the call of the Federation of Trade Associations on Tuesday. Around 27 trader groups closed down their shops for half the day as a token of protest against 16-hour power cuts in the city. The leaders strongly criticised Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco) for the 16-hour power cuts.The Sepco chief told them that since there is an 80 per cent recovery rate in Larkana’s industrial zone, it would only have four-hour power outages. But they railed that this was not the situation on the ground. The traders said that if the situation doesn’t improve, they will organise a complete strike in Larkana on June 19 and the city’s traders and citizens will not pay their electricity dues for this month.
Published In The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2012.
Larkana’s traders vented their anger at power cuts by organising a sit-in and rally based on the call of the Federation of Trade Associations on Tuesday. Around 27 trader groups closed down their shops for half the day as a token of protest against 16-hour power cuts in the city. The leaders strongly criticised Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco) for the 16-hour power cuts.The Sepco chief told them that since there is an 80 per cent recovery rate in Larkana’s industrial zone, it would only have four-hour power outages. But they railed that this was not the situation on the ground. The traders said that if the situation doesn’t improve, they will organise a complete strike in Larkana on June 19 and the city’s traders and citizens will not pay their electricity dues for this month.
Published In The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2012.