Electricity bills amounting to around Rs 54 lakh of various police stations (rural and urban) in the Bathinda district are lying pending.
Notably, the Powercom had served notices on police stations, which had defaulted on paying charges, but to no avail. Police stations in Bathinda (urban) have outstanding dues to the tune of Rs 37.58 lakh, those in Maur block have pending bills of Rs 10.69 lakh and those in Bhagta Bhai Ka subdivision have pending dues of Rs 6.06 lakh. Police line Hazi Ratan has a pending bill of Rs 6.79 lakh while a police station in Talwandi Sabo has Rs 4 lakh pending.
