Power defaulters fined Rs 44 cr in Haryana

Over Rs 28 cr has been recovered from consumers in urban areas and over Rs 16 cr from consumers in rural areas

Intensifying campaign against electricity bill defaulters in Haryana , power utility Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has recovered over Rs 44 crore from them in the past 13 days.

A sum of Rs 44.78 crore has been collected by the special teams constituted for the recovery of pending electricity bills in operation circle Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak and Jhajjar, a spokesman of the Nigam said here on Thursday.

Over Rs 28 crore has been recovered from consumers in urban areas and over Rs 16 crore from consumers in rural areas, he said.

The directors and chief engineers of the Nigam have been appointed as nodal officers for each circle for the monitoring of the recovery process, he said.

These officers will ensure prompt rectification of incorrect bills and other consumers-related issues, the spokesman added.