Over three lakh consumers owe Maharashtra electricity distribution body Rs 650 million

As on March 31, 2012, over three lakh consumers in the Pune zone of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd owed bill arrears worth Rs 65.01 crore. This was revealed in a reply to the Right To Information (RTI) application filed by city-based Sajag Nagrik Manch (SNM). Concerned by the arrears, Vivek Velankar and Vishwas Sahasrabuddhe of SNM have sent a letter to the chairman of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, drawing the attention of the regulator to the piling up of arrears. "The figures are alarming and clearly show that the distribution company is not following the principle of attack vital for a few big defaulters," the letter said.The information provided by the company revealed that in Ahmednagar .....