City Council demands amendments in Power Act

KARACHI-City Council demanded of the Federal Govt to bring changes in the regulation of generation, transmission and distribution of Electric Power Act 1997, there by providing necessary resources to CDGK to generate power for the City, so that the monopoly of privatisation of the institution is stopped.

The Council demanded this through a resolution which was approved unanimously.

They also approved another resolution in which they demanded of the Federal Govt to withdraw the recently increased power tariff.

The City Council session held on Tuesday, was continuation on the discussion on the on-going power crisis in the City.

The session was presided over by Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil. The members of both Treasury and Opposition benches were united on the power crisis issue and both resolutions were approved unanimously.