The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has been in a position to get well a whopping Rs 30.59 crore from over 19,000 shoppers. The provide of those shoppers had been completely disconnected final yr attributable to varied causes within the Pune zone, which includes Pune metropolis, Pimpri Chinchwad and tehsils Haveli, Ambegaon, Maval, Junnar, Khed, Mulshi and Velhe in Pune district.
The energy distributor’s spokesperson stated {that a} verification drive is underway to evaluate whether or not the facility connections could be restored.
More than 80, 000 energy connections had been disconnected and round 61,397 had been inspected thus far, in accordance with an official assertion from MSEDCL. Now, motion is being taken towards 1,735 clients for theft of electrical energy value Rs 3.13 crore.
Chairman and Managing Director of MSEDCL, Vijay Singhal, has stated that a number of measures are being taken to extend income technology. A marketing campaign is underway to get well dues from shoppers who’ve did not pay arrears. Outstanding arrears quantity to over Rs 417 crore, in accordance with the assertion.
Usually, provide is completely disconnected when the patron fails to pay together with pending arrears.
Apart from this, there’s a demand at occasions from shoppers to disconnect the service in case the industries involved should not purposeful. As per MSEDCL information in Pune zone, provide has been lower off completely for two.66 lakh shoppers.
Physical verification is underway and within the first section an inventory of greater than 80,000 shoppers has been ready.
Rajendra P awar Chief Engineer, Pune zone of MSEDCL stated that officers are visiting the websites of completely disconnected meters for bodily verification and police safety is being supplied in some areas.