Over the last three weeks, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) disconnected the power supply of 42,000 defaulters in Kalyan-Dombivli, Thane rural, Badlapur, Ambernath, Shahapur, Vasai-Virar and Palghar regions.
Meanwhile, around two lakh more consumers who have defaulted in payment of electricity bills are still under watch.
More than two lakh household, commercial and industrial consumers who have each defaulted more than ₹500 electricity bill are under watch and will be facing disconnection of electricity supply anytime if they don’t pay the bills within the given time, according to the MSEDCL officials.