Fed up with long power cuts, residents of Chhatar and Uchana Kalan villages locked the power sub-stations in their villages today.
After the intervention of officers of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), villagers opened the locks. They, however, threatened to block the Delhi-Amritsar road if the authorities failed to ensure regular power supply in two days.
Chhatar and Uchana Kalan villagers said they had apprised DHBVN officers of their problem several times, but to no avail.
They assembled in the chaupals of their villages today morning and reached the power sub-stations. Since no senior officer of the DHBVN was present there, they locked the sub-stations, sat on a dharna and raised slogans against the discom authorities.
“We have been facing power shortage for months, but the authorities have failed to improve the situation. We cannot tolerate more. We will block the road if there is no improvement in power supply,” said Naresh of Chhatar village.
Uchana Kalan villagers claimed they had been paying bills regularly, but they were still not getting regular power. “The DHBVN is deliberately imposing long cuts,” one of the protesters said.
Mewa Singh of Uchana Kalan said there was shortage of water because of tube wells were not working for the want of power.
Karmbir Chahal, in-charge of the sub-station, Uchana, said power lines had developed faults because of overload. “The authorities are on the job to rectify the problem,” he added.
Software replacement under way at DHBVN, power bills worth crores stuck
Faridabad: Power consumers in Faridabad have not received their electricity bills over the last few months as Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) is carrying out a software replacement drive, due to which it has failed to issue bills worth several crores. This has resulted in an unusual delay in bill payment in a majority of subdivisions in the Faridabad operation circle. The circle has around 4.3 lakh consumers at present. “My electricity bill has been due since August,” said DP Sharma a resident of Sector 16. He said when he inquired, he was told that there had been some delay due to software upgradation and it may take another 15 days to generate the bill. “The department must ensure that consumers should get their bills at monthly intervals or else they will be unduly burdened to pay the entire amount in one go,” said Subhash Lamba, general secretary of All Haryana Power Corporations Workers Union (AHPCWU), the employees body of the Power Department in the state. The DHBVN is replacing the old software with new one provided by HCL in order to computerise the billing system and to make online payments easier. Admitting that software replacement work was on, Ravi Thakral, DHBVN spokesperson, said the system was likely to get normalised within a fortnight. The new system would be easier and user-friendly, he claimed.
After the intervention of officers of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), villagers opened the locks. They, however, threatened to block the Delhi-Amritsar road if the authorities failed to ensure regular power supply in two days.
Chhatar and Uchana Kalan villagers said they had apprised DHBVN officers of their problem several times, but to no avail.
They assembled in the chaupals of their villages today morning and reached the power sub-stations. Since no senior officer of the DHBVN was present there, they locked the sub-stations, sat on a dharna and raised slogans against the discom authorities.
“We have been facing power shortage for months, but the authorities have failed to improve the situation. We cannot tolerate more. We will block the road if there is no improvement in power supply,” said Naresh of Chhatar village.
Uchana Kalan villagers claimed they had been paying bills regularly, but they were still not getting regular power. “The DHBVN is deliberately imposing long cuts,” one of the protesters said.
Mewa Singh of Uchana Kalan said there was shortage of water because of tube wells were not working for the want of power.
Karmbir Chahal, in-charge of the sub-station, Uchana, said power lines had developed faults because of overload. “The authorities are on the job to rectify the problem,” he added.
Software replacement under way at DHBVN, power bills worth crores stuck
Faridabad: Power consumers in Faridabad have not received their electricity bills over the last few months as Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) is carrying out a software replacement drive, due to which it has failed to issue bills worth several crores. This has resulted in an unusual delay in bill payment in a majority of subdivisions in the Faridabad operation circle. The circle has around 4.3 lakh consumers at present. “My electricity bill has been due since August,” said DP Sharma a resident of Sector 16. He said when he inquired, he was told that there had been some delay due to software upgradation and it may take another 15 days to generate the bill. “The department must ensure that consumers should get their bills at monthly intervals or else they will be unduly burdened to pay the entire amount in one go,” said Subhash Lamba, general secretary of All Haryana Power Corporations Workers Union (AHPCWU), the employees body of the Power Department in the state. The DHBVN is replacing the old software with new one provided by HCL in order to computerise the billing system and to make online payments easier. Admitting that software replacement work was on, Ravi Thakral, DHBVN spokesperson, said the system was likely to get normalised within a fortnight. The new system would be easier and user-friendly, he claimed.
