KARACHI, June 15: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation on Tuesday finalized its rain emergency programme which will be activated as soon as heavy downpour occurs. It was decided that people would be informed about precautionary measures to be taken during rains.

These measures are: avoid tying cattle with electric poles or with the support wires or panel; do not spread wet cloths on steel wires to save from leakage current; if people find broken wires or current leaking from a pole, they should immediately inform the nearest complaint centre or phone No: 118; consumers should get the wiring of their premises checked and use three-pin plugs for electric appliances; third pin should be connected with local earth; do not touch household appliances unless their plugs have been removed; while ironing or using washing machines, dry cloth, carpet piece or wooden plank must be placed under feet; while walking on roads avoid touching electric poles and other installations.

A meeting of the city coordination committee of the KESC on Tuesday finalized the rain emergency plan. The meeting was informed that 25 PMTs have been energized in areas of Tughlaque Road Lyari, Gujrat Colony Baldia, Popular Avenue Khayaban-i-Bukhari, DHA, Bahadur Yar Jang Road, Soldier Bazaar, SITE, Shahnawaz Bhutto Road Garden, Korangi, Malir, Manzoor Colony, PECHS, Ibrahim Hyderi, Landhi, Azam Basti, Mehmoodabad, 31-D P&T Colony.

The meeting was presided over by Mr Jamil Gul Sheikh, in charge distribution, and was attended by KESC chief engineers Shabbir Solangi, Mohammad Shabbir, Anis Qureshi, deputy chief engineer Amir Bux Memon, zonal manager A. H. Parchani and executive engineer Mustajab.