The HPSEBL has launched a drive in Nurpur and Jassur towns of Kangra district to check power theft and other irregularities by consumers. A team of HPSEBL’s technical staff led by Senior Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, Vikas Thakur conducted raids in Nurpur this week.
Thakur said that three cases of electricity theft, eight cases of using power supply from domestic connections for commercial purpose and 15 cases of running five or six connections (extensions) illegally on one supply line were detected. He added that Rs 3.40 lakh penalty had been collected from consumers, who were found indulging in power theft.
