ISLAMABAD, June 6: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) on Tuesday directed all societies and construction companies in its area to lay underground electricity cable network in their residential colonies and projects.

The decision to this effect was taken in the 50th Iesco Board of Directors meeting held at the company’s head office here on Tuesday. The meeting was presided over by the board chairman, Tariq Sadiq.

Under the decision, it was made binding on all housing societies to ensure proper designing and installation of underground power supply system, similar to that in the federal capital.

The move aims at ensuring provision of uninterrupted power supply to the inhabitants of the housing societies even in bad weather.

It is worth mentioning here that the decision was taken on Iesco Chief Executive Officer Brig Shahbaz Azam’s proposal, in which it was pointed out that some societies were installing substandard and unsafe power supply system.

The meeting also gave approval for promotion of two officials as well as grant of medical facilities to employees. Progress made on the decision taken in the last board meeting was also reviewed.

The executive directors of the board Mohsin Khalid, Syed Abdullah Shah and Mian Habibullah along with Iesco CEO Brig Shahbaz Azam and Khushal Khan, finance director/company secretary attended the meeting.