Haryana Police and Power Utilities will jointly launch a campaign in which special checking of petrol pumps, shopping malls, theatres, hospitals and other high value consumers will be carried out to check power pilferage in the state.
Chairman and Managing Director, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nagam, Devender Singh, who presided over a review committee meeting here on Thursday said the Haryana Power Distribution Corporations plan to start online registration of checking report and filing of complaints or daily diary reports in the cases of theft of electricity in the State. There was a plan to launch a state wide campaign to check theft of power.
He said all legal formalities would be completed at the site and the complaints would be sent to Irrigation and Power Police stations simultaneously. The power distribution corporations (discoms) plan to provide 2,000 laptops to supervisory staff for on the spot action in such cases. A copy of checking report and the assessed amount will be given to the defaulting consumer also.
The discoms have already fixed 12 hours time for lodging complaints or daily diary reports with the police. It will be the responsibility of the sub divisional officer to report to the Irrigation and Power Police station within the stipulated time period failing which disciplinary action wouldl be initiated against him.
Devender Singh said adequate staff would be made available to the vigilance wing in a phased manner. Discoms will conduct special checking of petrol pumps, shopping malls, theatres, hospitals and other high value consumers. Those found involved in making theft of electricity will not be spared and stringent action would be initiated against them as per the rules, he added. The Civil Courts of Hisar and Bhiwani have also recently awarded one year imprisonment to such defaulters. ADGP Mohinder lal said prompt registration of the cases of power theft would be ensured by the Irrigation and Power Police Stations.