Tribesmen demands end of irregular power outages in the tribal district.

GHALANAI, Jan 25: The locals tribesmen of  Mohmand has demanded of the  TESCO and district administration to immediately stop the irregular power outages in various areas and localities of the tribal district the demands was made in a Kuli Kuchri held here at Ghalanai Jirga Hall of Mohmand Tribal district here on the other day.

In Pursuance with the directives from provincial government and following the direction of Chief Secretary KP Dr. Kazim Niaz today Kuli Katcheri was held chaired by Deputy Commissioner Mohmand Iftikhar Alam.

On the occasion MPA Nisar Mohmand, Assistant Commissioner Biazai Abdul Wahab, Executive Engineer TESCO Sheraz Khan, Assistant Commissioner Upper Mohmand Hamid Iqbal, Heads and representatives of Education, Health, Works & Services Department, Public Health, Agriculture, and Forest in Mohmand were also present on the occasion.

Large number of locals along with youth of the area participated in Kuli Katcheri and appreciated the initiative of the Provincial government for hearing/ redressal of their grievances at their doorstep.

The Locals residents presented the issue/problems one by one and the same forwarded/ responded by the concerned head of the line departments.

MPA Nisar Mohmand urged the TESCO officials that immediately stop irregular load shedding in the area and ensure maximum power supply to the tribesmen.

MPA flays the TESCO officials that they have given double sources connection to the blued eyed peoples while general consumers were living in dark nights.

He gave a 20 days deadline to the TESCO to mend their ways others ways they will start protest in the entire tribal district.

Nisar Mohmand said that the TESCO has given free hands and special feeder to the steel mills in the area and receiving money from the owners of steel factories.

“Mostly PTI workers and government servants were included in the list of Dispute Resolution Council (DRC) and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the area which is unacceptable to us” said Mohmand.

He said that government flour quoata was also allotted to the PTI workers in the entire tribal district and they are politicizing the issue while tribesmen were facing problems to get flour.

MPA Nisar Mohmand also said that a Ruler of Communication & Works department was stolen from Prang Ghar tehsil from the last four months ago but neither police nor the local administration took action.

Executive Engineer TESCO Sheraz Khan said that they know the local residents were facing problems due to low voltage and power outages in the area

 

 Deputy Commissioner Iftikhar Alam stressed upon the TESCO and others departments to solve the masses problems on priority basis.

He said that the district administration will holds meeting with TESCO officials and locals parliamentarians to resolve the power load shedding in the Upper Mohmand areas.