What are big people doing?

Dear Readers,

One of my friends wrote this horrible incident, which has rocked my nerves. I am horrified and scared for the people who work in these offices which provide us electricity etc. I did not know there are so many errors in the system. What bigger people do all the day in offices? Well I am 11 years old and my friend is 12 years old. And we can advice you big people to correct the system

Please read the following from my friend, Jannat Khokhar

Here is a terrible incident that happened today in front of my eyes. Let me share it with all of you.

Two people were electrocuted in F-10 markaz Islamabad this evening at 5:45 pm. There was some problem in the electric feeder or i dont know what to call it in english but in urdu we call in ‘Khamba’. So because of the problem a WAPDA man was up there of khamba trying to fix the problem. All of the sudden someone from the main system’s end ON the electricity and there he was hanging in front of our eyes.then within 5-10 mins there was countless number of people gathered at that vary place thinking about the way to get that person off the khamba. He was hanging there. Two volunteers climbed-up the khamba (at that time WAPDA again cut-off the electricity supply) they both were trying to get him off. That man was around 40, chubby man and there was no way they both can get him down.

Then what we saw one of the volunteers fell down straight to road in front of our eyes coz some one from WAPDA again switched on the electricity connection. He was I think dead there and then. 1st he was electrocuted and second he fell down from that highted khamba right down to floor. 3 ambulances came in 10 mins of that incident. They picked the fallen man and he was off to hospital.

Okei now we remain with one hanging WAPDA man who was trying to fix the problem and electrocuted. CDA didn’t send that stair in time or what ever we call it to reach to the top. It took CDA 50 mins to send that stair vehicle. How sad WAPDA.

Who is the weird person who turned the electricity ON ?? When it was time in F-10 for load-shedding. 5pm to 6pm is the load shedding time in F-10 markaz. There was no co-ordination between them that a man from their own department was at F-10 trying to fix the problem. He must be on Khamba that too all alone.

Now few points that should be taken into consideration:

1- Lack of co-ordination/system in Wapda
2- Why a single man was there to fix the problem? there should have been a team of 2-3 personal/workers/engineers there at that time to first analyze the problem, write it down, fix it, co-ordinate with the department etc etc
3- Why he climbed through Khamba on his own? Y there was no provided specific vehicle by WAPDA for that kind of work to take the man up to the khamba?
4- No trained workers there to go for a sensitive task like fixing the main electricity wires/connection. What i personally think they never-ever give them specific training and briefing according to the jobs. y?
5- There is no established SOP in wapda that when the problem arouse how to go about it, how to fix it.
6- Whenever we call WAPDA, tell me a single time when they pick the call and respond to concerned citizens.
7- What CDA is doing? Y there vehicle didt reach in time?

Other than everything what image that whole incident left to the citizens? Insecurity? Improper system? No protection? Fear? what it lead us to? …. ?? & not to forget the most important fact.This happened in Capital city of Pakistan in a very famous market place. What do u think about back-ward areas of Pakistan and the system there?

4 comments May 1, 2010