Jharkhand faces power cut threat
Seven districts in Jharkhand may face acute outage from July 1 as the Damodar Valley Corporation has informed the state power distribution company that it will reduce electricity supply because of failure to clear dues.
If the central power utility actually walks the talk, it will be the second time in five months that the residents of Dhanbad, Giridih, Bokaro, Koderma, Ramgarh, Chatra and Hazaribagh will be forced to bear with long hours of load shedding.
DVC sources said the power generation utility was yet to receive an outstanding payment of more than Rs 5,600 crore from the Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited —the state-run distribution company.
