People urged to disclose names of power pilferers

People urged to disclose names of power pilferers Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Jammu, October 5
To check power theft and minimise the losses of the Power Development Department (PDD), the state government has started wooing people to disclose the names of the offenders.
Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla, on a visit to Langer village, near the Kunjwani area here, today asked the people to come forward and disclose the names of the offenders to help the PDD eradicate the menace of power theft. “The department will honour those who will name the power pilferers,” said Bhalla.
He also advised the people to use power judiciously, avoid illegal hooking, pay electricity bills on time and get the load sanctioned according to genuine consumption.
Bhalla directed the PDD officials accompanying him to install 17 poles in the uncovered areas of the village within three days so that better power supply could be provided to the people.
He assured the villagers that their development-related issues would be addressed in a phased manner. “The government is fully aware of the hardships being faced by the weaker sections of society and making all-out efforts to mitigate them on priority. There was no constraint of funds for the purpose,” said Bhalla.
The minister impressed upon the officials concerned to maintain transparency in the distribution of Central and state funds among the needy, besides ensuring their timely disbursement.