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Monday, August 06, 2012
Zardari warns against slackness in efforts to control power crisisISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on Sunday, chaired a meeting on the energy situation in the country. He said there should be no slackness in efforts to improve the power situation, as the issue was the foremost priority for him.
He also directed that he should regularly be updated on the power situation.
The president issued the directives while chairing a meeting along with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at the Presidency to review the latest energy situation in the country.
The Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar briefed the meeting about the latest power situation.
He said that all damaged high voltage power pylons in Muzzaffargarh had been re-erected and power had been restored to the national grid.
The minister informed the meeting that the power situation was steadily improving and expressed the hope that with the rising water levels in reservoirs, the power generation would improve further.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain informed the meeting about the availability of gas and fuel for the power generation.
Others present at the meeting were Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Sheikh, Secretary General M Salman Faruqui, Secretary to the President Malik Asif Hayat and other senior officials. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk