Residents protest against smart meters, claim inflated power bills

Around 300 residents marched from Panchayat Bhawan to Mini Secretariat, near Rajiv Chowk, protesting against the installation of smart electricity meters by the electricity department. They raised the issue of inflated power bills and demanded a waiver for electricity charges during the three months of lockdown.

Residents of New Palam Vihar, Palam Vihar, Sai Kunj, Bajghera and several colonies gathered under the aegis of Jan Adhikar Sanghathan and took out the protest march around 11am. They also submitted a memorandum, addressed to the chief minister, to the district administration officials.

“The smart meters are not accurate and compared to normal meters, the readings are 30 to 49% higher.