CESU Deadline Ends Today: Disconnection Process to Start Tomorrow

Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar:  With the deadline for paying pending bills ending today, The Central Electricity Supply Utility is all set to begin its power disconnection drive from tomorrow in a phased manner.

With the opposition BJP and Congress questioning CESU over its earlier notice on power disconnection in 11,397 villages, senior general manager Manoj Singh today said that power supply to commercial consumers and domestic ones, who have withheld the payment deliberately despite having the capability to pay the bills, will be terminated in the first phase.

The second phase will focus on affluent and high value domestic consumers with huge outstanding arrears. It will include high load domestic consumers having multi-storey houses, air conditioners and four wheelers. Those who pay income tax but do not clear their electricity dues will also be included in the list. In the third phase, all other consumers will be covered. It will specially focus on consumers who have not paid electricity dues for years together, a CESU press release had earlier said.