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The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has decided to motorboat a thrust to retrieve energy measure arrears from consumers who person failed to wage their dues adjacent aft the stipulated deadline.
According to a property merchandise issued by CESC, respective consumers person continued to default connected payments adjacent aft the stipulated play for payment. The corp has truthful decided to transportation retired a peculiar betterment run to cod pending energy bills.
CESC said Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) — Conditions of Supply of Electricity of Distribution Licensees successful the State of Karnataka, 2004, Annexure-4, Clause 4.18 (j) states that “if a user fails to wage the measure wrong the owed date, the licensee shall person the close to disconnect the powerfulness proviso to the consumer’s installation/meter aft giving a wide 15 days’ announcement pursuing the owed date.”
Further, clause 2.11 specifies that “a play of 15 days from the day of measure transportation shall beryllium the last owed day for payment.” Also, connected the reverse broadside of the monthly bill, it is clarified that if the measure is not paid wrong the prescribed owed date, the aforesaid measure shall beryllium treated arsenic a 15-day disconnection notice, and owed day extensions shall not use to erstwhile arrears, the merchandise added.
In this context, a gross postulation thrust volition beryllium held connected November 14. All categories of energy consumers, including authorities departments, person been asked to wide their outstanding dues by the aforesaid day — either done CESC’s authoritative currency counters oregon online outgo portals.
CESC has warned that nonaccomplishment to wage arrears by November 14 volition effect successful disconnection of powerfulness proviso to the respective meters oregon installations without immoderate further notice.
“As per regulations, energy connections (excluding indispensable services) of installations/meters that stay successful arrears aft the stipulated play volition beryllium disconnected. Therefore, consumers who person pending energy bills person to instantly wide their dues and cooperate with the authorities,” said K.M. Munigopal Raju, Managing Director, CESC.
