KARACHI: The K-Electric spokesperson said Friday that the company has successfully conducted almost 14,000 drives this year to remove 94,000 illegal hook connections, also known as kundas.
Amid a nationwide focus on curbing the biggest deterrents of uninterrupted supply – electricity theft and non-payment of bills, KE shared that the company has successfully conducted almost 14,000 drives this year, equivalent to 1,800 per month, to remove 94,000 illegal hook connections, also known as kundas.
The aggregate weight of these illegal cables has been ascertained to be about 130,000 kilogrammes, the spokesperson said in a statement.
Multiple teams from KE continue to work around the clock to conduct these drives and eliminate the web of cables illegally gaining access to electricity throughout the city.
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The regions which these drives have been conducted in include Baldia, Bin Qasim, Defence, Gulshan, Gulistan-e-Johar, Korangi, Orangi, Society, Surjani, and Uthal with the highest number of drives taking place in Bin Qasim, totalling 3,400 from January 2023 till date.
Similarly, 16,300 illegal hooks have been dismantled from this region, weighing 21,000 kilogrammes. However, the maximum number of hooks removed have been from Korangi, with a count of 17,500. Furthermore, almost 50 drives have also been conducted in areas of Defence. These encroachments damage the power infrastructure and create room for safety hazards, thus threatening lives.
