OKARA: The Civil Lines city sub-division field staffers of Lahore Electric Supply Company on Thursday ‘heavily’ trimmed 116 small trees on 1.5-km long Rao Sikandar Road in the name of safety of 11-Kv electricity wires, violating the related instructions.
Reports said the Lesco staff cut branches of trees from District Complex bridge to Akbar Road stretch of Rao Sikandar Road [leaving just stems behind]. It seems the staff have done so to avoid such field duty for the next few years.
The [felled] trees had been planted some three years back and were not even touching electricity lines.
When contacted Lesco Superintending Engineer Mehr Allah Yar Bharwana told this correspondent that the maintenance of electricity wires was necessary for smooth power supply with clear instructions of trimming of trees just below the lines [and not heavy trimming].
Bharwana said he had directed Lesco official Nadeem Memon to do the needful.
Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2019