With mercury rising the high ups, people turning to beaches, price hike in commodities and Kulfi and Gola gandey wala on streets, summers gain hot welcome by the sweating Karachiites. The gifts of summers are not only the mangoes, but also a question which is most popular in every conversation between friends and relatives, and that is. Light hai aap k yahan?? Guests to their utter curiosity are found asking the load shedding timings and are telling theirs also.
The hot tempered and fainting citizens are not only frustrated by the aggressive heat but also by the KESC (Karachi Electric Supply Company) who has thrashed over dosage of power cuts in the metropolis and has increased load shedding up to nine hours in industrial areas and above that in residential and commercial areas, compelling people to come to streets not to have kulfi but to protest against this menace.
Intermediate and graduate students who are giving their exams or are preparing for it are the most affected among the citizens. The blessings of KESC have doomed the “City of Lights
The scuffle erupted between PEPCO (Pakistan Electric Power Company) and PSO (Pakistan State Oil) over the provision of dues and furnace oil is not coming at halt. PSO accumulates receivables of 180 billion from power sector. The non clearance of the dues has left PSO at the mercy of its own resources and has prohibited it to import oil. The total power generation has currently been recorded at 9,500MW, while the demand has shot up to 15,500MW, leaving PEPCO with a shortfall of 6,000MW. The KESC has warned about the dire power outages due to the acute shortage of furnace oil and has commenced to act upon its words. Who is right between the two is not important. What worthy is that, people are succumbed between this tug of war. The frequent and unannounced breakdown has led people to shut their businesses down. Mills and industries where production is solely dependent on electricity are among the prime victims of the haunting load shedding. But this curse has become blessing for other businesses also. Carrying no hopes with the authorities, people find ways to soothe them from this soaking menace. They buy UPS/ generators which blossoms its business. They spent heavily on petrol either for their generators or for their outings. Uses of drinks, juices, beverages, ice and cooling powders increased which boosts their businesses as well.
Dear viewer, here the point to be noted is that, despite of power outages lashing to the citizens in torrents, the KESC bills remains the same. It does not reduce even to a penny. But bearing taxes and high electricity fare, it just tends to exceed. When we are out of power for more than nine hours how can the bill remains as it is?? We are without a doubt an exemplary nation in patience. But it appears that the KESC wants us to hit a World record in it. When we became contented with the routine breakdowns, it kicks off unannounced load shedding.
The Karachiites like every Pakistani beg to the authorities to eradicate this worst load shedding from the country. Only God knows when they will take our appeals seriously.
My heartiest best wishes are with the whole nation, especially the students preparing for exams, the people who do not have the luxury, (oops) necessity of UPS/ generators, and the Pakistani viewers reading this post. Because you never know what happens in a jiffy.
KYA HUA, LIGHT HAI YA GAYI??
