Power crisis
It is difficult to find any place where power does not go at least once a day. The crisis in our country has been increasing day by day but the solution is not in sight. The students are suffering, the office, mills and factories have to stop and life becomes unbearable in this very hot weather because of lack of electricity. The government has urged that they are trying heart and soul to solve this problem but what they are doing is not satisfactory. The country still has a shortage of 1500 to 1800 MW (approx.) power and this crisis is worsening day by day. Although the quantity of power required in our country is not so high compared with the other counties, but still we are unable to produce the required quantity. Many power generating stations are not functioning and the government must take immediate steps to repair them and set up small power generating stationseither in the public or private sector. Systems loss has to be controlled and of course pilferage must be stopped. It is true that the government is still supplying power at a low cost although they buy it at high price but we hope that the government will solve this problem not only to get votes but also to ensure the rights of the peoplesomething for which they got the mandate in the last elections.
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