Excessive loadshedding worries Ramazan observers
Unannounced and prolonged loadshedding continues to trouble Ramazan observers.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – During the holy month of Ramazan, the government has failed to keep up with the tall claims pertaining to ‘minimizing power cuts’.
With the mercury upsurging towards 40 degrees Celsius, the ghost of unannounced and unremitting loadshedding is haunting Ramazan observers. The urban areas continue to bear with loadshedding between 10 to 12 hours a day whereas in rural areas it ranges from 12 to 14 hours, Dunya News reported.
The scorching heat of the summers is making life difficult for the fast observers. The State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has admitted government s failure in controlling the power cuts as promised during the month of Ramazan. Unannounced and prolonged load shedding for 7 to 8 hours has crippled life in Karachi. Worsening the situation further, in some areas, the loadshedding is being observed during Iftar, Sehar and Taraweeh timings. Analogously, citizens of Lahore are facing a glaring situation as power outages have increased due to an increase in temperature, making life and business miserable.
According to media reports, Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) has been unable to procure transformers since June last year for various reasons. Moreover, the company has virtually run out of transformers and has been unable or unwilling to get repaired the burnt-out transformers, turning the situation critical. The power cuts for 10 to 12 hour in the Mepco region and 12 to 14 hours in the surrounding rural parts, is adding to the troubles of Mepco consumers.
Loadshedding has also strained the length and breadth of the province of Quetta. In urban areas the power cuts remain up to 8 to 12 hours, however, the rural areas receive an unrelenting flogging of more than 16 to 18 hours of load shedding. While the persisting blackout is making it difficult for people to carry out their day-to-day tasks, the province has badly been hit by an acute crisis of water scarcity.
