KE removes TV/internet cables from power infrastructure

K-Electric (KE) has successfully removed more than 800 meters of unauthorized cable TV and internet wires from its electricity poles in various parts of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. This is part of KE's ongoing campaign to rid the city's power infrastructure of encroachments which are not only unwarranted but also pose a severe public safety hazard as experienced in the past.

According to KE's Spokesperson, "Despite several public notices issued by KE to law-enforcement agencies and other relevant authorities, some cable TV and internet providers continue with the hazardous practice of installing their cables on electricity poles all over the city. These create an unsafe environment by compromising the integrity of the electricity system and lead to public accidents."

KE's field teams regularly conduct drives to rid the power infrastructure of illegal kundas and unauthorized TV and Internet cables, yet they continue to reappear and pose a challenge to the safe and reliable power-supply to the customers.-PR