Andhra Pradesh tailor gets Rs 90,000 ‘electric shock’
VISAKHAPATNAM: Four tube lights, one ceiling fan, a pedestal fan and an iron box, which he occasionally uses, are the electronic equipment tailor Kimudu Somnadh of Sileru has at his residence. Yet, APTRANSCO gave him the shock of his life by sending a power bill of Rs 90,444 this month.
The tailor said his previous power bills were mostly in the range of Rs 200 to Rs 300, and it has never exceeded Rs 600. “For the past three months, I was told that I need not pay the bill due to ‘minus bills’. This month, however, I got the bill for over Rs 90,000,” the tailor, struggling to make both ends meet in the time of Covid-19, said.
