What is it
Availability of region-wise load shedding schedules online. Categorized based on cities and regions. One should also be able to subscribe to notifications (email & RSS) for changes in the schedule.
Why is it needed
I think it will help an average resident of Pakistan. Ideally, it should be a project by LESCO, IESCO, KESC, etc. If they can’t manage (I am almost certain they can’t), a community driven website can be created. A little effort will be required to mobilize people to contribute about their home regions.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:46 am #Rakesh
A community driven website would never be authentic enough to drive it all, I mean, that would really need good posters to erect something substantially informative.
Plus, the schedule themselves keep changing. Like from yesterday, my hometown Ghotki is going through these twenty minute on-off cycles in morning and evening. Incomprehensible. Previously they were on one hour cycle. It would become random at times too.
I am highly skeptic that this would work, but things have happened so maybe! We should rather try producing more power for ourselves instead of logging when it is not available. Think solar?
August 5th, 2008 at 11:39 am #Aqeel
Makes a lot of sense Rakesh .. especially the accuracy part for a community driven website. This is the reason I suggested it should be done by the authorities.
about whether this would work or not: May be it won’t in the beginning, but sooner or later we will have to have this. The load shedding bit will stay until and unless we have alternate energy sources. So we are talking about years (or may be decades) here. Isn’t that true? or someone please tell me that i am being too pessimistic.
Aqeel
August 28th, 2008 at 3:23 am #Hasan
Don’t expect anything good or anything that could add value to anyone’s life in Pakistan. It’s going to get worst!
January 1st, 2009 at 2:00 pm #Fatima Abdullah
When i awake or sleep i can not find any power supply and water since last 2 days. What this govt is doing for us.
Due to this loadshading without any scheduling last month my pc power supply was damaged. I can’t study or do any work. Even when my exams was started in dec 2008 i take 3 exams without opening books becoz in candle light no one can read the books specially if he is maths student like me.
January 3rd, 2009 at 1:16 am #Beyond Time & Space
Dear Friends, Dont take tension even though i am not in pakistan but i can imagine the situation. Actually history repeats itself, so pakistan is going for stone age. soon people will forget the light and gas. Due to light Textile industry will be cosed. Then people will use Banana Leaves instead of clothes.
Then Only one industry of the country will make progress by leaps and bounds that will be tourism Industry, bcz from the whole world tourist will come to a country where there is no facilities of 20th century and they use Tree leaves instead of clothes. So the govt will get the hell revenue. then the Govt will be able to give you all facilities. Till then Relax and enjoy. Be happy and shout the Naaras Quaid-e-Azam shaheed, Zia shaheed, Bhutto shaheed, Benazir Shaheed, and the future shaheeds like Mian Nawaz Sharif shaheed and Altaf Bhai shaeed.