- UPPCL seeking ways to fight power theft
Richeek Mishra
Agra. Uttar Pradesh Power Coporation Limited (UPPCL) is intensifying its drive against power thefts in city, now power department is planning to move towards rural areas and towns of the district for betterment of power supply and collection of more revenue.
UPPCL is planning to generate more revenue from rural areas as tubewells, floor-mills and other agricultural equipments consume good amount of electricity. Department is also ready to check the power theft in rural areas and towns.
For the last few decades, UPPCL has been unable to collect enough amount of revenue from the rural areas. Consumption of power in rural areas has been increasing year by year and in return revenue collection is quite insufficient. The department is planning to provide facility of hand billing in rural areas also. Regrding this, UPPCL has given responsibilities to four companies viz Sai Company (Meerut), CS Softwares (Hyderabad), Zoom Developers (Indore, MP) and Leftan Softwares (New Delhi).
Officials of these companies will provide immediate bills after reading. Following this, customer has to submit his or her bill to its concerned sub-station. As per the instruction of Managing Director Kripal Singh department has taken this initiative, said General Manager Randhir Singh. MD has further instructed department officials including GMs and DGMs to collect facts and figures about towns and rural areas to start this facility. He has also asked officials to start drive against power theft in the entire district. Now, customer cannot complain that department has not taken the reading, added Randhir.
He further said that, these companies will charge Rs. 2 to Rs. 2.50 per bill, which will be paid by UPPCL. Department is ready to introduce hand billing in towns like Jagner, Fatehpur Sikri, Kheragarh, Etmadpur and others.
Department will also form small probe teams to check power theft in the rural Agra and towns. These teams will take immediate action against those customers who are involved in power theft. Singh further applauded the proper power supply arrangements carried out by the concerned sub-stations and department officials during Janakpuri. The department is ready to provide better power supply during Id-ul-fitr, Dussehra and Diwali, said Singh.
UPPCL request to customers
Customers should also save power. There are hundreds of small and medium sized factories in various areas of the district. The factory owners never think to save power. Department has many compaints about power theft in these areas with the help of hooks. Department will start a drive against power theft very soon. The drive will start without any information to customers. This drive will help power department to find out those customers who are involved in power theft with the help of hooks or any other means, said Randhir Singh.
Agra. Uttar Pradesh Power Coporation Limited (UPPCL) is intensifying its drive against power thefts in city, now power department is planning to move towards rural areas and towns of the district for betterment of power supply and collection of more revenue.
UPPCL is planning to generate more revenue from rural areas as tubewells, floor-mills and other agricultural equipments consume good amount of electricity. Department is also ready to check the power theft in rural areas and towns.
For the last few decades, UPPCL has been unable to collect enough amount of revenue from the rural areas. Consumption of power in rural areas has been increasing year by year and in return revenue collection is quite insufficient. The department is planning to provide facility of hand billing in rural areas also. Regrding this, UPPCL has given responsibilities to four companies viz Sai Company (Meerut), CS Softwares (Hyderabad), Zoom Developers (Indore, MP) and Leftan Softwares (New Delhi).
Officials of these companies will provide immediate bills after reading. Following this, customer has to submit his or her bill to its concerned sub-station. As per the instruction of Managing Director Kripal Singh department has taken this initiative, said General Manager Randhir Singh. MD has further instructed department officials including GMs and DGMs to collect facts and figures about towns and rural areas to start this facility. He has also asked officials to start drive against power theft in the entire district. Now, customer cannot complain that department has not taken the reading, added Randhir.
He further said that, these companies will charge Rs. 2 to Rs. 2.50 per bill, which will be paid by UPPCL. Department is ready to introduce hand billing in towns like Jagner, Fatehpur Sikri, Kheragarh, Etmadpur and others.
Department will also form small probe teams to check power theft in the rural Agra and towns. These teams will take immediate action against those customers who are involved in power theft. Singh further applauded the proper power supply arrangements carried out by the concerned sub-stations and department officials during Janakpuri. The department is ready to provide better power supply during Id-ul-fitr, Dussehra and Diwali, said Singh.
UPPCL request to customers
Customers should also save power. There are hundreds of small and medium sized factories in various areas of the district. The factory owners never think to save power. Department has many compaints about power theft in these areas with the help of hooks. Department will start a drive against power theft very soon. The drive will start without any information to customers. This drive will help power department to find out those customers who are involved in power theft with the help of hooks or any other means, said Randhir Singh.
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