Power supply to nearly 3,250 slum dwellers in Siddharth colony in Mumbai’s Chembur was cut off on Friday morning for non-payment of dues since 2005. The slum is located on the Eastern Express Highway.
Residents of Siddharth Colony claimed that in 2005 redevelopers gave promises to pay for the residents’ electricity dues. Till date there has been no progress on the redevelopment, while the electricity dues have accrued to over Rs 102 crore, a spokesperson for Adani Electricity said.
Every time the electricity distribution company makes efforts to recover dues, agitations and protests have stalled efforts, the spokesperson added. Since acquiring the business from Reliance Infra, Adani Electricity has taken a hard stand on electricity theft and overdues.
