3 lakh defaulters pay Rs 108 crore to Maharashtra state electricity distribution company limited

PIMPRI CHINCHDWAD: Over 3 lakh consumers from Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and adjoining rural areas have paid their arrears amounting to Rs 108 crore to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) since October.
Till September, as many as 6.19 lakh defaulters owed Rs 190.79 crore to the power utility in Pune zone. When the consumers did not clear their dues despite repeated appeals, the company had to start the drive, under which power supply to the defaulters was snapped.“A total of 3 lakh consumers have paid Rs 108 crore to MSEDCL since then,” the power company said.
The drive was carried out in the two cities and adjoining rural areas, including Khed, Maval, Junnar, Ambegaon and Mulshi talukas in Pune zone.
The consumers can clear their arrears at the bill payment centres as well as the company website www.mahadiscom.in and its cellphone app. If any consumer is found stealing power, action will be initiated under the Indian Electricity Act 2003, the company said.
Meanwhile, MSEDCL has appealed to the consumers to be beware of some marketing people who insist that they should purchase power saving and safety equipment by private companies. MSEDCL has stated that it does not manufacture any equipment or promotes products of any company. It is only co-operating with the union government’s Energy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL) for selling LED bulbs.