Bad idea: Police charge six with stealing petrol
A trench had been dug to steal oil from the pipeline
DG KHAN:
Dera Ghazi Khan police on Thursday registered a case against six men for stealing petrol from a petrol station.
A Kot Chatha police spokesman said they had received a complaint from guards of a Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) petrol pump around 2 am to investigate the cause of oil flowing from a house near the station in Maana Ahamadani.
He said a police team visited the site and found that six men had dug up a trench behind the house and had breached a petrol pipeline.
The spokesman said a clip and several instruments used to open the pipe had been seized.
He said the suspect told the police that once he and his accomplices had opened the pipe, they were unable to stop the oil from flowing out. They said it filled the pit began overflowing.
Later, Parco officials reached and began repairing the pipeline.
The case has been filed against two nominated and four unidentified men.
Electricity theft
A Multan Electric Power Company team detected electricity theft at the District Health Centre in Dera Ghazi Khan on Thursday.
A Mepco spokesman said the health centre was being supplied electricity directly from the transformer through a hook on Jampur Road.
He said camp office of the health services director was also located at the centre.
He said the team found that there was no energy meter at the centre.
He said the WAPDA team examined all offices and checked electricity load at the building.
He said the team confirmed that the centre was using more electricity than the approved load.
Asghar Barohi, a clerk, told newsmen that the meter at the centre and the transformer had not been functional since July.
He said administration of the centre had given an old meter to MEPCO authorities and paid the demand notice fees for a new meter on July 15 but they were not given a new one.
He said instead of fixing the meter, MEPCO had sent them a Rs72,000 bill with fine that they would pay soon.
No bill, no power
Separately, electricity connections of water supply schemes of the Town Municipal Administration that were terminated for non-payment of electricity bill for two years have not been restored. Power supply to the areas was cut off two days ago.
The electricity was disconnected for non-payment of Rs200 million bill accumulated over two years.
Abu Bakar Jamil, a resident, said there was no water available for residents.
He said a number of people were visiting water filtration plants to get water for daily use. Athar Saeed, another resident, said TMA Administrator Amjad Shoaib Tareen should restore electricity connection to water schemes as soon as possible.
On being contacted, the SE WAPDA Nasir Rasheed said that the TMA had failed to pay bills for the last two years and the WAPDA had cut the connection.
He said no one from the district government and the TMA had contacted them in this regard. He said if the TMA paid Rs8 million bill for the last month, the connection could be restored.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 29th, 2014.
Dera Ghazi Khan police on Thursday registered a case against six men for stealing petrol from a petrol station.
A Kot Chatha police spokesman said they had received a complaint from guards of a Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) petrol pump around 2 am to investigate the cause of oil flowing from a house near the station in Maana Ahamadani.
He said a police team visited the site and found that six men had dug up a trench behind the house and had breached a petrol pipeline.
The spokesman said a clip and several instruments used to open the pipe had been seized.
He said the suspect told the police that once he and his accomplices had opened the pipe, they were unable to stop the oil from flowing out. They said it filled the pit began overflowing.
Later, Parco officials reached and began repairing the pipeline.
The case has been filed against two nominated and four unidentified men.
Electricity theft
A Multan Electric Power Company team detected electricity theft at the District Health Centre in Dera Ghazi Khan on Thursday.
A Mepco spokesman said the health centre was being supplied electricity directly from the transformer through a hook on Jampur Road.
He said camp office of the health services director was also located at the centre.
He said the team found that there was no energy meter at the centre.
He said the WAPDA team examined all offices and checked electricity load at the building.
He said the team confirmed that the centre was using more electricity than the approved load.
Asghar Barohi, a clerk, told newsmen that the meter at the centre and the transformer had not been functional since July.
He said administration of the centre had given an old meter to MEPCO authorities and paid the demand notice fees for a new meter on July 15 but they were not given a new one.
He said instead of fixing the meter, MEPCO had sent them a Rs72,000 bill with fine that they would pay soon.
No bill, no power
Separately, electricity connections of water supply schemes of the Town Municipal Administration that were terminated for non-payment of electricity bill for two years have not been restored. Power supply to the areas was cut off two days ago.
The electricity was disconnected for non-payment of Rs200 million bill accumulated over two years.
Abu Bakar Jamil, a resident, said there was no water available for residents.
He said a number of people were visiting water filtration plants to get water for daily use. Athar Saeed, another resident, said TMA Administrator Amjad Shoaib Tareen should restore electricity connection to water schemes as soon as possible.
On being contacted, the SE WAPDA Nasir Rasheed said that the TMA had failed to pay bills for the last two years and the WAPDA had cut the connection.
He said no one from the district government and the TMA had contacted them in this regard. He said if the TMA paid Rs8 million bill for the last month, the connection could be restored.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 29th, 2014.