Met Office rejects K-Electric’s claim of humidity

KARACHI: The Meteorological Office on Monday dismissed the claim of K-Electric that the utility’s distribution system suffered problems due to high amount humidity in the air.

Director General Met Office, Ghulam Rasool says in dry weather the humidity level ranges between 70 and 75 percent in the air.

He said during the past few days the humidity level never touched the 99

By GEO URDU

July 13, 2015

KARACHI: The Meteorological Office on Monday dismissed the claim of K-Electric that the utility’s distribution system suffered problems due to high amount humidity in the air.

Director General Met Office, Ghulam Rasool says in dry weather the humidity level ranges between 70 and 75 percent in the air.

He said during the past few days the humidity level never touched the 99 percent.

Karachi suffered prolonged power outages over the past few days and the utility squarely put its blame on weather conditions of the metropolis.