Unique strike of carpenters association Drosh.
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi
CHITRAL: Carpenters and furniture makers association Drosh registered their protest with a very unique way. Transformer of Dadkhandori market have been damaged for the last 3 weeks due to overload it was repaired but one phase of this transformer is still out of order and not working properly. As a result its voltage is very low and damaged home appliances as well as precious electronic machineries of carpenters. Carpenters suspended their work due to no electricity and demanded for installation of a new 100 KV transformer but its installation is still awaited.
They set a protest camp on road bank in Dadkhandori furniture market by playing Carimboard. The also display a banner inscribing the message to provide them transformer and save their children from starvation.
Muhammad Usman president of carpenter association told this scribe that they requested their MPA, MNA as well as SDO Pesco (Assistant Manger Operation) hence their demand still not fulfilled.
He said that that not only carpenter badly affected by damaging of transformer but also welding shops, mechanic and iron makers and domestic consumers badly suffering from low voltage of electricity. Haji Sher Akbar and other social workers of the area said that there is no power theft case in the area and due to non supplying of electricity Pesco also face financial loss while on the other hand business of carpenter badly affected.
Ghulam Rashid SDO Pesco Chitral also admired that their demand is genuine and he will recommend their case for installation of new 100 KV transformer.
Carpenters association and residents of Dadkhandori bazaar demanded from Chief Executive Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) for providing them a new transformer of 100 so as to minimize burden on existing damaged transformer and to enable them to gain their livelihood for their poor family.
Affected carpenters said that they playing Karimboard on road side as protest and pass their time and to save themselves from any anti social activity.
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