CHITRAL, PAKISTAN — A hundred people from Drosh protested against the longest unscheduled load shedding and unnecessary delay in construction of the Sheshi Power house, which has been under construction for the last four years. Anger protesters also preceded a procession and held a public meeting at the main square in Drosh.
The protest procession was led by Qari Jamal A. Nasir; leaders of different political parities also flanked him. Addressing the pubic meeting leaders of different political and religious parties said that due to unannounced longest load shedding, their lives have been badly disturbed.
They also condemned the Sarhad Hydro Development Organization (SHYDO) for unnecessary delay in construction of the Sheshi powerhouse. They passed a unanimous resolution, demanding that the higher-ups of SHYDO investigate an embezzlement case regarding selling machinery from the old Sheshi powerhouse of 300 KV by officials of SHYDO.
They said that due to the extraordinary delay in construction of the Sheshi power house, on one hand the people of the area suffered badly while on the other hand government also faced huge losses in terms of utility bills. They condemned the Project Director and blamed him for the work delay.
They said that if the power house under construction were completed in a timely manner and started a supply of electricity to the consumer, government could earn millions of rupees in their monthly bill. But due to apathy of the SHYDO, this project could not be completed on time.
They also condemned PESCO Chitral for the longest load shedding in the Drosh area, which affected their business badly. During their protest they also exercised a shutter down strike. They demanded an early completion of the Sheshi power project and an ending of the longest load shedding at the Drosh area. Otherwise they warned the power house under construction would be raided and equipment would be put in the river. Those who spoke on this occasion were Qari jamal Nasir, Mir Aslam, Zahir Khan, Shahzada Ziaur Rehman, Khush Nawaz, Qazi Ihsan, Muhammad Shifa, Muhammad Khan and Rahmat wali etc. The protest ended peacefully.
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