JAIPUR: Jaipur Discom has busted over 28,000 cases of power theft and misuse in the last five months and earned Rs 91 crore in fines and revenues.
The discom had launched an intense vigilance campaign against power theft and misuse at the feeders from June where the highest pilferage of power was reported under municipal areas.
Jaipur Discom MD AK Gupta said under the anti-power theft campaign in all the 13 circles, they unearthed 28,657 cases of power theft from June to October. He said a penalty of Rs 68 crore had been imposed on consumers found stealing power and Rs 23.18 crore recovered in revenue. Recovery of remaining penalty and legal action was being taken against guilty individuals/consumers, he said. Gupta informed that power theft prevention police stations had registered 4,527 FIRs during the same period and 131 persons had been arrested. He said in 51 cases, chargesheets had been filed in courts. In the remaining cases, quick investigation and legal action were being pursued.
Vigilance searches were conducted at hotels, mobile towers, multi-storeyed buildings, along with dhabas, restaurants etc., on national highways during the campaign. Educational institutions, cold storage, crusher, RO plants etc., were also under scanner. He said vigilance anti-power theft campaign would continue in a more effective manner in the coming days.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes
