The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) formed a new plan to eliminate the many Kunda connections draining the city of its already depleted power supply. This is the ‘Community Anti-Theft Social Development Partnership Programme’ in Korangi Sector No 10 which allows Kunda system using local residents to receive new electricity connections from KESC.
A new office was opened in Korangi for receiving more connection applications for the people wishing to deposit their papers for new connections, this office is called ‘New Connection Mobile Service’
The companies spread into that area was a matter of celebration and a ceremony was held to launch its connection drive into Korangi. The ceremony was organized to get a response and spread this new policy to the 40,000 to 50,000 residents of that area, a recently developed Korangi Sector, Bagh-e-Millat that housed 2500 households all using electric power through Kundas.
KESC is offering these residents a new connection at a discount price of 50%, 6000 instead of 12000 rupees. The problem with this programme, as far as I can see is that though its Samaritan like in nature and helpful, they are targeting a population of Karachi that has food and water as its basic priorities first and it is highly unlikely that an electric connection even at half the price for what its worth will be more elusive than the free connection they had before. They did however state that under a new connection, no outstanding dues will be charged for the past illegal use of power.
KESC also hopes to spread this offer to the rest of the city in the hopes that they can eliminate the illegal Kunda connection draining the power of the city once and for all.
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