Maharashtra: Pay electricity bills on time or sit in the dark, says official
Chief engineer of the Nashik zone of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), B K Janvir, has decided that the only way to deter theft of electricity is to impose punishment on the guilty. In an interview to TOI, he outlined his plans, which include disconnection of power supply to those defaulting on paying electricity bills.Which area of Nashik is notorious for power theft? Ahmednagar district (circle) in Nashik zone has a high number of cases. Losses are particularly high in areas of Karjat, Jammkhed and other parts of the rural Ahmednagar. We find it hard to identify the people responsible. Our flying squads are doing their job, but a lot remains to be done.What do you plan to overcome this problem?The me.....