Power of 70,000 cut in Kalyan for Rs 105 crore dues

KALYAN: MSEDCL (Kalyan Circle) disconnected supply of 70,686 customers who failed to pay electricity bills since November 2020.
The consumers are in arrears of Rs 105 crore and MSEDCL officials said supply will be restored only after they pay the arrears and reconnection charges, along with current bills.
MSEDCL officials said in addition, 7,83,000 consumers in the Circle have arrears of Rs 402 crore till March 2021. Dinesh Agrawal, chief engineer (Kalyan Circle) said, “The financial situation of MSEDCL is not good, so consumers should pay arrears along with current bills.”