In a move to extend maximum benefits to domestic and commercial consumers in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl) has decided to extend last date for clearing the outstanding electricity bills by one month. Additionally, the department will not charge surcharge for the consumers, who clear their outstanding electricity bills till April 15.
In innovative steps to earn the revenue for the department and to reduce the line loss in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand, the State power department has been organising customer care camps across the State.
Special focus has been laid by the department for holding customer care camps in the remote parts of the State and in those districts that tops the tally in terms of power theft.
Department officials said that maximum number of unauthorised electricity consumers are reported from Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts of the State with remote areas being the worst affected.
One of the department officials who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the camps would be proved extremely beneficial for reducing the power theft incidents in the state. He said that steps were already taken to create awareness among the masses about the importance of paying the electricity bills well before the due date.