HYDERABAD (APP) - The Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power Senator Nawabzada Mir Haji Lashkari Raisani has asked the high ups of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) to improve the performance of the organisation within three months time by initiating effective action against power theft, control on line losses and recovery of outstanding dues. He issued these directives during a meeting with high ups of Hesco here on Saturday. The meeting was also attended among others by members of the Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power including Senator Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Senator Abbas Khan, Senator Muhammad Zahid Khan, Senator Nawabzada Muhammad Akbar Magsi, Senator Naeem Hussain Chatta and Senator Moula Bux Chandio. Senator Nawabzada Raisani also underlined the need of awarding cash prizes and commendation certificates among those who showed outstanding performance in their fields. He also emphasised the need of adopting customer friendly relations with provision of better services to the consumers. The supply of electricity to the consumers should also be improved in better direction, he added. Senator Moulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri underlined the need of conducting load management according to schedule and with proper information to consumers so that they could not face any inconvenience. The practice of unannounced loadshedding must be discouraged, he added. Senator Abbas Khan emphasised the need of completion of development proposals of Senators, MNAs and MPAs on priority so that people could get maximum advantage after completion of these development projects at their nearest. Senator Naeem Hussain Chatta was of the view that cash amount should be given to HESCO employees instead to provide free electric connection to them so that 35 megawatts electricity could be saved and provide to consumers. Senator Moula Bux Chandio said that correct electricity bills should be dispatched to consumers and the tendency of issuing wrong bills must be discouraged. The Chairman Board of Directors Hesco Nawab Muhammad Hussain Talpur informed the committee that HESCO has requested Sindh Government for judicial magistrates so that recovery of outstanding dues as well as stern action against power theft could be made possible in effective manner. The Additional Secretary Water and Power Saifullah informed that Hesco got financial assistance in term of loan from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, which is being spent for completion of new grid station and laying of new transmission lines. The Chief Executive HESCO Habibullah Khilji informed that the conversion of ABS Conductors at 39 feeders, extension of 17 grid stations, upgrading of 66 KV grid station to the level of 132 KV grid stations, laying of 335 km new transmission line and 700 km new line, replacement of 0.121 electric meters, installation of 1160 circuit breakers on transformers and replacement of equipments at 50 grid stations are included in the development plan of Hesco. The Chairman Senate Standing Committee while appreciating the performance of Sub-Divisional Officer HESCO Sukkur has announced the award of commendation certificates on behalf of the Standing Committee. Among others, Chief Enginner Operation HESCO Shaikh Nazir Ahmed, Chief Engineer Technical Deep Chand, Chief Engineer Customers Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Chief Engineer Planning Masood-ul-Hassan Naqvi and Chief Engineer Development Imdad Hussain Dogar were also present in the meeting and briefed the members of the Senate Standing Committee about the performance of their respective wings.