Taking the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to task for financial mismanagement, citizens and people’s representatives stiffly opposed its move to hike power tariff for the fifth time in a single year.
At a public hearing in the city on October 8, MLAs and activists raised concerns like the failure of the franchisee model of power distribution and non-recovery from influential and affluent customers. They also turned down the proposal for load shedding in the region, saying it produces the highest amount of electricity in the state.
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At a public hearing in the city on October 8, MLAs and activists raised concerns like the failure of the franchisee model of power distribution and non-recovery from influential and affluent customers
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They also turned down the proposal for load shedding in the region
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Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company MSEDCL’s financial woes, which are being cited as the reason for the proposed hike, is due to intentional non-recovery of Rs 300 crore dues from 20 powerful companies, say residents
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Despite government orders prohibiting MSEDCL from severing connections to agricultural pumps till December 2011, 40 connections had been severed in Ramtek tehsil alone
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Spanco, the power distribution franchisee has not given Rs 150 crore collected from people to MSEDCL
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