Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has imposed a fine of Rs10 million on National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) for a power breakdown in September 2021.
In September 2021, Jamshoro Grid Station was tripped, causing partial suspension of electricity supply in the HESCO region and Karachi.
Sharing details of the decision, the NEPRA said that the fine on NTDC was imposed over its failure to provide adequate electric supply during September 2021 breakdown.
“The NTDC took 2.33 hours to fully restore electricity from Jamshoro Grid Station.”
The NEPRA added that it issued a showcause notice to the body to probe the failure, but NTDC failed to reply within the given time.
Over Rs62 billion disbursed among
flood affectees
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Continuing its mission to provide relief to the flood stricken people, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was ensuring transparency in disbursement of Rs25,000 among affected families of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan.
So far, a total of Rs62,167,775,000 has been disbursed among 2,486,711 flood affected families under Flood Relief Cash Assistance across the country.
In Balochistan, 185,804 flood affected families have received Rs4,645,100,000. Some 1,716,389 affected families of Sindh have received Rs42,909,725,000.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 279,587 families have received Rs6,989,675,000 whereas 304,518 families of Punjab have received Rs.7,612,950,000. In Gilgit Baltistan 413 flood affected familieshave also received Rs10,325,000.
Today, a total of 26,178 flood affected families have received financial assistance from different camp sites established in flood hit areas.
A control room has been established at BISP headquarters to ensure smooth payments.
