The Punjab government has decided to start a aggressive crackdown against power thieves across the province. On the direction of the federal minister for power "anti power theft drive" will begin in all districts of Punjab in the next week soon.
This was disclosed by chief secretary Punjab Yusaf Naseem Khokh here on Saturday. In first phase, those stealing electricity from industrial, commercial or high-end domestic connection would be punished. The Chief Secretary said that action will be taken against electricity thieves without any discrimination under the federal government's national campaign against power theft. He mentioned that a comprehensive plan has been devised to make the national drive against power pilferage a success.
He added that Chief Minister's Taskforce has been set up at provincial level whereas committees have been formed in divisions and districts. The taskforce headed by Secretary Energy will take measure to curb power theft, besides monitoring the performance of divisional and district committees formed for the same purpose.