Defaulters fined Rs 25.6-crore for power theft
Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh on Sunday said a fine of Rs 25.6 crore had been imposed on those indulging in power thefts across the state.
The minister said 482 teams of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) had been constituted to conduct raids. The teams checked 29,948 power connections and reported 6,015 theft cases in the last few days.
As many as 250 teams of the UHBVN checked 17,752 power connections in zone-1 and zone-2, of which 2,660 cases of theft were reported. A fine of Rs 10.92 crore for the theft of 6,177 kW had been imposed on the defaulters.
