HYDERABAD:The President of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry, Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani, has congratulated the Caretaker Sindh Government and Chief Secretary Sindh, Dr. Muhammad Fakhre Alam, for constituting the Provincial Task Force (PTF) for Anti-Theft Electricity.
In a statement on Monday, he said that this initiative will play an important role in facing important issues, including unearthing power theft and arresting power thieves, in order to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the citizens, particularly the business community.
He hoped that this provisional task force would also provide support to the divisional/district enforcement committee in the operations, comprehensive public awareness campaign and recovery from electricity thieves and defaulters.
He said that the establishment of this provincial task force is a commendable step but unfortunately, the representatives of the business community and civil society are not included in it. The business community is the most affected by power theft and power outage, he said and added the business community can provide valuable input in predicting and providing support for the severity of theft based on various economic factors.
The representatives of the society organizations know the concerns and needs of the general public better, he said, and he suggested to the Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister and Chief Secretary that they also take the business community into confidence in their efforts to unearth the menace of power theft.
He appealed to them to ensure the involvement of representatives of the business community and civil society in this Provincial Task Force for Anti-Theft Electric City in order to achieve lasting and sustainable results.