power check
More than 45,000 meters

in 375 villages falling in the

Ferozepur circle had been

installed outside the houses
Electronic meters add crores to Powercom

Harish K Monga

Ferozepur

The Powercom has started getting benefit now with the installation of electricity meters outside the houses to check the unauthorised connections. Since the taking of the decision, the department has recorded an increase of 10 per cent supply, leading to saving of crores of rupees on due to power theft.

While disclosing this, Powercom Superintending Engineer SK Batra said that the work of shifting of meters outside the houses was being done speedily and more than 45,000 meters in 375 villages falling in the Ferozepur circle had been installed outside the houses.

He further said that the target was 36,000 meters.

Batra said that the Powercom was likely to get benefit of about 5 lakh units when the entire work of shifting of

meters outside the houses was completed and department revenue would increase in crores of rupees.

The officials had been directed to complete the meter-shifting work at the earliest and daily monitoring was being done by Patiala headquarters. He, however, admitted that the officials had been facing tough time in villages while shifting the meters outside the house whereas there had been no reaction in the cities on this account. The shifting of meters was objected to by only those people who were indulging in power theft but the department was paying no need to their protests.

Batra added that power theft was not now possible from electronic meters but some people were using new tactics for it.