The people of Sambalpur including a good number of organisations and the Sambalpur Bar Association in particular have sharply reacted to the decision of the State Government to instal prepaid electricity meter in Sambalpur and smart meter in Rourkela.
At the first phase, 4,500 pre-paid meters would be installed in the houses of the consumers to curb power theft, as declared by Energy Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra. But immediately after the declaration by the Minister, there h0ave been sharp reactions and resentment everywhere in the district.
