Mohali: Consumer strength of Zirakpur, Derabassi and Mullanpur in Mohali District drinking delayed bills.
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has not been able to produce power bills for the past six months and consumers are now afraid of the amount of accumulation.
While acknowledging the delay, PSPCL blamed him at a strike called by junior engineers and reading staff meters.
Also, the PSPCL IT department uploaded data on the new SAP system department, where old consumer numbers increased to new, resulting in delay.
Additional Chief Engineer PSPCL Mohit Singh said, “We faced the lack of acute staff due to strike attacks by Jes and meters reading staff.
Now everything is fine and the making of the bill and delivery has begun.
But we must ensure consumers that there will be no burden consumers because All the pending bills will be wise menstruation and rates will be in accordance with the consumption of units in a certain period.
It will not be beaten to increase consumption of units.
“Suraj Singh, a resident of Zirakpur, said,” We have not received electricity bills since November and now we are afraid of Pay the accumulated bill.
PSPCL must give us time to pay for period bills.
” Other residents Zirakpur, Shalab Gupta, said, “We have faced problems for the past eight months.
Previously PSPCL sent an increasing bill, which needed months to correct and then did not send for the following months.
Now we might get a big bill during Four months, which will be difficult to paid.
“Mulalanpur residents were also angry.
Amarjit Singh said, “This is the regular practice of PSPCL.
We have saved money so that the number does not surprise us when the bill for four or six months is produced together.” ‘Create a video meter, send to the SDO’PSPCL Additional Chief Engineer Mohit Singh, “We advise consumers to click on their reading images and also make videos that show the running meter and red light flashing.
They can whatsapp images and videos to their SDO area and The bill will be produced.
Second, consumers know the consumption of the average unit from their place, so they can deposit the number of lumpsum if they do not get the bill.
This will be deducted from the total bill whenever it is produced.
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