In what comes as a significant achievement, the Yogi Adityanath government’s campaign against power theft has received immense public support, as 3,034 power theft cases have been reported on the Bijli Mitra link in just two weeks.

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation has launched the Bijli Mitra link to combat power theft.

The number of notifications received each day is around 200. Based on this information, departmental and vigilance teams are conducting list-wise inspections and taking appropriate action to stop the power theft.

On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, UPPCL is making continuous efforts to check power theft in the state. The UPPCL is trying to collect maximum information about power theft so that it can be curbed. In view of this, Bijli Mitra link was started on April 29. An anonymous online complaint can be made regarding electricity theft on this link.

UPPCL Chairman M Devraj said that earlier also, complaints related to power theft could be made on the link and chatbot available on the corporation’s website, but the complainants had to reveal their identities, including their names and contact numbers as well as the discom’s name and sub-station details, therefore, people were reluctant to complain.

However, now with this Bijli Mitra initiative, complainants can report about a theft without disclosing their identities. Now the complainant can give information by visiting the homepage of the power corporation’s website ‘www.upenergy.in’ and using the link ‘bijlimitra.uppcl.org’, giving the address of those involved in power theft.

The UPPCL has urged the complainants to try to give the exact address of those involved in power pilferage, in addition to the name of the powerhouse concerned and block, if possible, so that quick action can be taken.