LESCO’s Power Move: Over Rs. 16 Million Recovered from Defaulters in Just One Day! | Pakistan’s News

LESCO’s Recovery from Defaulters in a Single Day

Lahore (From Tayyaba Bukhari)

Key Recovery Details:

• LESCO Chief Executive Engineer Shahid Haider directed the acceleration of the recovery process from defaulters.
• Rs. 16.17 million was recovered from 238 defaulters in one day.

Breakdown by Circles:

• Northern Circle:
  • Rs. 98,000 recovered from 30 defaulters.
• Eastern Circle:
  • Rs. 75,000 recovered from 23 defaulters.
• Central Circle:
  • Rs. 1.29 million recovered from 35 defaulters.
• Southern Circle:
  • Rs. 73,000 recovered from 26 defaulters.
• Nankana Circle:
  • Rs. 21,000 recovered from 20 defaulters.
• Sheikhupura Circle:
  • Rs. 11.20 million recovered from 49 defaulters.
• Okara Circle:
  • Rs. 48,000 recovered from 30 defaulters.
• Kasur Circle:
  • Rs. 53,000 recovered from 25 defaulters.

Operation Against Electricity Theft:

• Cases and Arrests:
  • 189 cases were registered against accused individuals in the past 24 hours.
  • 517 accused were identified for electricity theft; 32 were arrested.
• Connections Disconnected:
  • 20 commercial connections.
  • 4 agricultural connections.
  • 493 domestic connections.
  • All connections were disconnected, and 440,498 units were charged as detection bills.
• Value of Units Charged:
  • The units charged amounted to Rs. 17.394 million.