- Despite bill payment, K-Electric did not listen to the complaints.
There has been continuous power cut in the Sindh province of Pakistan for the last three weeks. Due to power cut, the computers installed in the schools and colleges of the province have now become boxes, the official work of the education departments, online services and works related to the general public have come to a complete standstill. This situation persists in Sindh even though the officials say that all the electricity bills have been paid and several complaints have been made to K-Electric regarding this.
Where and where is the impact of power cuts occurring?
According to the report of Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune, this power cut has affected areas ranging from Sindh’s Directorate General College, Regional Directorate Government College, Directorate General Private Institutions to Regional Directorate Private Schools of Karachi, where daily work is being badly affected due to load shedding that lasts for hours during office hours.
Officials have said that due to power cut, computer work, internet connectivity and printing facilities have been affected. Due to this, work related to online registration in private schools, issuance of computerized certificates, processing of complaints and admission in government colleges is being affected.
Electricity is available only for 3 to 4 hours – Official
According to the report, if we talk about the office most affected due to power cuts and load shedding in Sindh, it is the Inspection and Registration Directorate of Private Institutions located on Burns Road, where employees are facing difficulty in carrying on with their daily work due to frequent power cuts.
Officials say that there is electricity here every day only from 11 am to 2 pm, whereas after 4 pm the electricity goes off again.
The Deputy Director of Inspections said that the entire electricity dues have been paid and several complaints have been lodged with K-Electric, but till now no major steps have been taken to resolve the problem.
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