Amravati. Electricity theft worth 15 lakhs was caught in just 15 days of December at various places in the city. Including 54 cases of electricity theft, meter replacement, use of remote control. Out of which some electricity customers have stopped the action of registering FIR by paying Rs 8.21 lakh, while the process of registering a case under the Electricity Act 2003 has been started against those who do not pay the amount of electricity theft. . Executive Engineer Anand Katkar has given such information.
Electricity theft exposed at 54 places
Intensifying the campaign against electricity theft in the city, within 15 days of December, a campaign was launched in various areas of the city. In which 79524 units of electricity theft came to light at 54 places. In which a total of 15.1 lakh units of electricity theft was exposed.
Electricity theft check campaign has come to the fore in various power theft methods, including turning off the meter or slowing down the meter by replacing the meter, using the remote control to turn off the meter, bypassing the meter itself, meter Electricity thefts have come to the fore such as making holes in the back and creating resistance inside, electricity customers who have not paid the outstanding bills, giving electricity to each other, putting akora.
Electricity theft at 28 places in Sub Division 2
In Mahavitaran’s city sub-division 2, 28 cases of electricity theft have come to the fore during the investigation, where 37737 units of electricity were stolen. In which customers paid a total of Rs 3.31 lakh due to electricity of Rs 6.66 lakh. In city sub-division 3, 3.55 lakh electricity was stolen from 20487 units in 17 cases. At the same time, electricity theft worth 4.80 lakh from 21300 units was found in 9 places in the city sub-division 1. In which 4.45 lakh has been paid. Electricity thieves have been stirred by the campaign of Mahavitaran.