Nagpur :– A joint campaign against electricity theft has been launched by the Operation & Maintenance and flying squad under the Nagpur Urban Circle of MSEDCL and in this campaign; as many as 107 electricity thefts worth around 31.65 lakhs have been unearthed under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act in just five days. Apart from this, irregularities in electricity use have been found in 5 places worth around 1.3 lakhs under Section 126.
The campaign has been launched from September 4, 2023 under tight police presence on channels with high power loss in Sangharsh Nagar ,Lashkari Bagh and Yashodhara Nagar in Civil Lines division, Taj Bagh and Hassan Bagh in Mahal Division, Mominpura and Ansar Nagar in Gandhi Bagh Division and Jaitala, Hudkeshwar in Congressnagar Division. Under the guidance of Regional Director of MSEDCL Suhas Rangari and Chief Engineer of Nagpur Zone Dilip Dodke, Superintending Engineer of Nagpur Urban Circle Amit Paranjpe along with Executive Engineers Rajesh Ghatole, Sameer Tekade, Rahul Jeevtode and Hemraj Dhoke of these Divisions along with all Additional Executive Engineers and Assistant Engineers along with their technical staff, the flying squad of Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Wardha, Nagpur urban and Nagpur rural Circles. Chief Engineer Dilip Dodke has informed us that it will make this campaign more aggressive day by day.
Seeing the amount of power loss on power feeders in this area, MSEDCL has started a campaign against power theft in these areas. MSEDCL teams inspected several power connections in the area. As many as 107 electricity thefts worth around 31.65 lakhs have been exposed under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act. Apart from this, irregularities in electricity use have been found in 5 places worth around 1.3 lakhs under Section 126. In this case, the concerned customers have been instructed to pay the penalty for electricity theft. Due to the action of the electricity theft squad, consumers who steal have been shocked. This team is constantly moving in the area. Since electricity theft is high, technical and commercial losses on power feeders in these areas are increasing, causing suffering to honest electricity consumers. Apart from this, MSEDCL also suffers a financial blow. Apart from this, Dilip Dodke has also appealed to consumers to use legal electricity only by getting an official electricity connection and to pay their electricity bills regularly, keeping in mind the possible risk of facing load regulation in the future if the amount of power loss on these feeders goes out of control.
– Dy. Chief Public Relations Office,
MSEDCL, Nagpur
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