Power consumers have opposed the Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM) move to approach the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) seeking a hike in power tariff for 2018-19.
At a public hearing meeting chaired by KERC Chairman Shambhu Dayal Meena here on Thursday, stakeholders in Hubballi-Dharwad, Gadag, Belagavi, Kumta and other parts too aired their grievances and requested KERC not to give approval to the proposal to hike power tariff at any cost.
HESCOM’s proposal to hike power tariff by Rs. 1.67 per unit is not advisable especially taking into consideration the fact that agricultural activities have been hampered badly due to vagaries of nature.
