Gujarat: PGVCL detects power theft worth Rs 48L using drones

The Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) used high-tech drone cameras and detected power theft worth Rs 48 lakh in saltworks in Kutch early this month, the company officials said on Wednesday.

The vigilance squad of the state government-owned power distribution company conducted an aerial survey of power connection granted to saltworks falling in the jurisdiction of Adipur sub-division of PGVCL with drone cameras early this month. During the aerial survey, the drone detected that PVC pipes covering studs of eight power transformers, which were sealed in the presence of the customers concerned in December last year, were broken and that direct taping of power was being done.