Discom files FIR against 500 meter readers, collects over ₹60 crore from defaulters
The Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) — the power distribution company that supplies electricity across 14 districts of western Uttar Pradesh — has filed FIRs against nearly 500 erring meter readers for producing faulty meter readings and collected ₹60.44 crore from the defaulters since October 13, when the discom started its disconnection drive.
Arvind Mallappa Bangari, managing director(MD), PVVNL, said that during the disconnection drive, the discom has pulled the plugs of 71,611 defaulters in the districts of Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Shamli, Bijnour, Moradabad, Sambhal, JP Nagar and Rampur. “Our raiding teams have also collected ₹60.44 crore from the power consumers across these 14 districts for failing to clear their outstanding dues,” he said.
Bangari further said that as many as 40,848 meter exception cases have also been attended to during this drive, in which the meters were found to be out of order. “Also, FIRs against over 500 meter readers have been lodged in different districts.
