Rs 80cr dues not cleared, discom snaps power supply to 70k defaulters in Dadri
Noida: The power department has begun disconnecting electricity supply to thousands of consumers in Division 4 after identifying over 70,000 defaulters with unpaid dues amounting to Rs 80.5 crore.
The crackdown began Wednesday and covers Dadri town and several surrounding villages.
Division 4 caters to the urban area of Dadri and villages including Bishnauli, Chhapraula, Achheja, Badalpur, and Piyawali. Of the total 70,264 defaulters spread across eight substations in the division, 26,405 are from Dadri town alone and are responsible for Rs 25.3 crore in unpaid bills.
"We held a review meeting with all junior engineers in the Division 4 office on Tuesday.
Instructions have been issued to disconnect power supply to consumers who haven't paid their dues, effective Wednesday," said Praveen Kumar Singh, executive engineer of Division 4, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL).
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Officials said that 10,770 defaulters in the division owe more than Rs 25,000 each, adding up to Rs 63.5 crore. Of these, 2,894 are from Dadri town and account for Rs 19.5 crore.
Another 3,327 consumers have never cleared their bills since getting new connections in the division, with their dues totalling Rs 10.3 crore.
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Consumers have been urged to clear pending dues to avoid disconnection. "We've also informed them about bill correction provisions, the requirement for metered connections, and the whistleblower system for reporting power theft via complaint number 1912," Singh added.
Copies of the disconnection order have been sent to the chief engineer, superintending engineer of Division 2, the sub-divisional officer (SDO) of Dadri, and all junior engineers in Division 4.
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