The Central Electricity Supply Utility (Cesu) would launch a power supply disconnection drive in households at as many as 11,397 villages under its jurisdiction over unpaid bills.
Cesu CEO Arun Bothra told reporters here on Thursday that 413 squads have been formed to carry out the drive in 20 divisions starting from January 16.
He informed that 1.1 lakh consumers have paid arrears amounting to Rs 21 crore of Rs 1,971 pending bills till January 5.
The Cesu started distribution of disconnection notices from December 20 last. The deadline for serving the notices is Friday (January 10). Disconnection notices were served to 8,36,269 domestic consumers for Rs 1,251.35 crore whereas 59,190 commercial consumers got the notices for Rs 243 crore, Bothra said.
