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is also used as KESC staff under a provision also provides official Kunda to the consumers of their choice. Users who consume electricity through illegal connections are not only a problem for the Karachi Electric Company but it is also a main cause of inaccessibility of power supply to genuine legal consumers who had to face power breakdowns in addition to power fluctuations due to Kunda system. |
is also used as KESC staff under a provision also provides official Kunda to the consumers of their choice. Users who consume electricity through illegal connections are not only a problem for the Karachi Electric Company but it is also a main cause of inaccessibility of power supply to genuine legal consumers who had to face power breakdowns in addition to power fluctuations due to Kunda system. |
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Electricity shortage throughout Pakistan is a chronic issue. Lights go out for at least 10 hours a day in major cities and up to 22 hours a day in rural areas. Street protests in Pakistan for electricity shutdown and poor performance are common. However, no proper solution is achieved by the protesters, instead a sweet promise is assured to the victims of electricity supply by the concerned quarters of the locality<ref name=NYT51813>{{cite news|title=Pakistan, Rusting in Its Tracks|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/pakistans-railroads-sum-up-nations-woes.html|accessdate=November 14, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 18, 2013|author=Declan Walsh|quote=natural disasters and entrenched insurgencies, abject poverty and feudal kleptocrats, and an economy near meltdown}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= PPI |url= http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/06/20/city/karachi/citizens-take-to-streets-against-k-electric/|title=Citizens take to streets against K-Electric | publisher= Pakistan Today |date= June 20, 2015 |accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Theft of electricity]] |
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*[[Electricity sector in Pakistan]] |
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Revision as of 14:19, 19 November 2015
Kunda System has particular meaning throughout Pakistan, especially in Karachi and Lahore. Generally Kunda (hook) system is used for illegal electricity connection. In Karachi a parallel power supply “the Kunda System” has been running for years. The word “Kunda” is applied for all connection acquired by any means other than legal procedures. Literally in Urdu language word “Kunda” is meant a sphere or semi sphere shape with or without further curves for connecting iron chain. Basically the word Kunda belongs to old Hindi language family. Briefly Kunda system means theft of electricity in Pakistan. The term official Kunda [1] is also used as KESC staff under a provision also provides official Kunda to the consumers of their choice. Users who consume electricity through illegal connections are not only a problem for the Karachi Electric Company but it is also a main cause of inaccessibility of power supply to genuine legal consumers who had to face power breakdowns in addition to power fluctuations due to Kunda system.
Electricity shortage throughout Pakistan is a chronic issue. Lights go out for at least 10 hours a day in major cities and up to 22 hours a day in rural areas. Street protests in Pakistan for electricity shutdown and poor performance are common. However, no proper solution is achieved by the protesters, instead a sweet promise is assured to the victims of electricity supply by the concerned quarters of the locality[2][3]
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References
- ^ Bashar, Amanullah (2003), "One of the major problems faced by the KESC was default in payment of electricity bills", Pakistan Economist, 12 (18 & 19)
- ^ Declan Walsh (May 18, 2013). "Pakistan, Rusting in Its Tracks". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
natural disasters and entrenched insurgencies, abject poverty and feudal kleptocrats, and an economy near meltdown
- ^ PPI (June 20, 2015). "Citizens take to streets against K-Electric". Pakistan Today. Retrieved November 15, 2015.