| – as GPL disconnection campaign builds steamThe Guyana Power and Light Inc, GPL is further warning persons to desist from stealing electricity as the company intensifies its operations to find,Cheap Jerseys, disconnect and prosecute persons.In August alone,Jerseys NFL Cheap, more than 30 persons were arrested and charged,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, while already for September, four more have been added to the GPL’s list of persons headed to court for fraudulent diversion of electricity.On Friday, a raid conducted in ‘D’ Field and Cummings Park, Sophia unearthed scores of persons stealing electricity through innovative means.“The area is serviced with meters but some have opted to use bamboo poles and metal hooks to connect to the network to extract and redirect electricity to their homes, shops while others are saddled with the cost.”During the D Field exercise, naked live electric wires were found under the earth and across drains, while some residents invested in PVC pipes to ensure some amount of safety. However,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, these still prove dangerous to life and limb and property. As word got around that the operation was ongoing, some residents hurriedly removed their connections while some vowed, “Poor people got to live.”A GPL employee with rolls of electric wire that were removed following Friday’s raid.A police rank enters a shack where electricity theft is suspectedThe power company has observed that some people have taken on the job of being power supplier and are actually collecting monies from people to supply them with electricity in areas such as Friendship, Grant Sand Road Soesdyke and Kuru Kururu.In years gone by,nba jerseys discount, a number of persons,Cheap Jerseys, especially children and animals have suffered to the point of death because of the selfish actions of others.The initial fine for fraudulent diversion (of electricity) is $50,000 and or one year imprisonment, while second offenders are fined $100,000 and two years imprisonment.“It’s not that GPL wants to target any one person but the reality is that it comes at a major cost. When people steal electricity, commercial loss is 17 percent, which amounts to millions. That money can be used to service other communities,” said Sheldon Wickham, Acting Senior Investigator.He is calling on persons to do the right thing to save their lives, limbs and property.The exercise, which had experienced a lull during the National Elections period has now been intensified and is continuous nationwide with persons being arrested on the spot by police.“There is no excuse for persons being found at any premises with any form of illegal connections or where any form of illegality exists,” Wickham said.He noted too, “Acquiring a meter is not as difficult as some imagine. Once your area is regularised and you have your document(s) to show ownership of the land, one can apply for a meter hassle free,” Wickham assures.One week ago, the campaign was carried out in the Vendors’ Arcade and more than 25 stalls representing a fraction of the number illegal connections in that location were disconnected. |
