JPDCL disconnects power supply of industrial defaulters 

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 19: Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) Gangyal led by PD Singh Executive Engineer, Electric Division-II, Gandhi Nagar and Nitin Mahajan disconnect connections of willful defaulters of PDD whose pending arrears are more than Rs 4 lakhs.
During the drive 2 industrial connections at Bari Brahmana were disconnected and the pending arrears of these two industrial units which included Maxima Industries and Elite Food Industry were more than Rs 4 lakhs each.
Meanwhile, the Enforcement Team headed by Assistant Executive Engineer along with Assistant Engineer, Feeder Managers and other field staff conducted inspections in different sections of Electric Sub Division Gangyal and apprised the industrial consumers that Government has already waived off 50 per cent demand charges of the industrial and commercial consumers for the year 2020-21, so the pending arrears should be immediately cleared.
The team also apprised the consumers that the amnesty scheme is going to end in November and everyone should take benefit of the scheme immediately.
Some of the big Industrial houses also have huge pending arrears and strict action shall be taken against those who fail to clear their dues by the end of this month.
Those who participated in the drive include Nitin Mahajan, Assistant Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer Rajesh Kumar, Junior Engineer Sanjeev Sharma and other field Staff.