Chitral electricity protest

Power

committee protest for 30 Megawatt electricity from Golaingoal hydro power

project.

By:

Gul Hamaad Farooqi

CHITRAL: Chitral town power committee held protest

rally and public meeting. The rally was started from Chew Bridge leading by

representatives of all political and religious parties passing through Shahi

Bazar road and ended at polo ground Chitral. Where the rally was converted into

a huge public meeting presiding over by Shahzada Iftikharuddin Member National

Assembly from Chitral. Addressing to the public meeting leaders of different political

and religious parities said that work on Golaingoal hydro power house has been completed

75% and the federal government want to auction through tender carrying of electricity

via transmission line from Golaingoal to Temergara directly by ignoring

Chitral. They said that Chitrali nation will never allow the Federal government

to do so until they establish a separate grid station locally by giving 30

Megawatt electricity to Chitral on subsidize rate. They said that all resources

for this power house use locally from Chitral like water, land and local people

badly suffered but it is totally injustices to deprive Chitral from this power

house. They said that all parties leader unanimously attended this public

meeting to show their unity on this national issue irrespective to party

affiliation.

Addressing

on the occasion MNA Chitral Shahzada Iftikharuddin said that I have already put

up the case before ministry of water and power with the request to provide 30

Megawatt electricity from this power house as well as for up-gradation of local

hydro power house of Singor upto 4 megawatt. He said that Chairman Wapda was

also coming to Chitral but due to flight cancellation his visit was postponed. Through

a unanimous resolution they demanded from federal government should to start

work on establishment of a grid station within two weeks and assure the power

committee in writing that they will provide 30megawattt power to Chitral

otherwise they will continue their strike until fulfillment of their genuine

demand. They also demanded for improving in main transmission line from Dir

because due to low voltage most of home appliances were damaged.

Those

who spoke on the occasion were Abdul Akbar Chitrali of Jamat Islami former MNA, Maulana Ghulam

Muhammad Jamati Islami and former MPA, Alhaj Khurshed Ali Khan of Jamat Islami

and former chairman district council Chitral, Haji Maghfirat Shah of Jamat

Islami and former district Nazim, Advocate Tanweer Ahmad Chughtai of PML-N, Maulana Jamshid of Jamati Islami, Sed

Muzaffar Jan of ANP, Wing Commander Retired Fardad Ali Shah of PTI, Maulana

Abdul Shakoor of JUI-F, Muhamad Hakeem Advocate

of PPP, Abdul Wali Advocate of QWP, Haji Sultan of PTI, Haji Abdul Rehman of

MQM, Qadir Aman of All government employees coordination council, Muhamyudin

president of transport union, Haji Abdul Jalil of Trade Union Chitral and Khan

Hayatullah Khan President Chitral power committee

Meanwhile

trade union Chitral observe complete shutter down strike to register their

protest against this decision of federal government of supplying 106 megawatt

electricity through transmission line from golaingoal Chitral to Temergara. A large

number of people belonging to all walk of life attended the protest rally and

public meeting which was ended with the prayer words of Maulana Abdul Shakoor

G.H. Farooqi C/O

Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No 0943-320737, 0943-316052,

0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,

03159698446, 03469002167

email:

gulhamad@gmail.com

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