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Pahadi Shareef residents asked to pay unbilled power charges after years Hyderabad: Even as frequent unscheduled power shedding has become the norm in the Old City,residents of Pahadi Shareef are confronted with yet another bigger problem.Dues on power bills accrued,running into tens of thousands of rupees,for as long as six years owing to non issue of bills by officials,have now come back to haunt them. Mohammed Fareed,a resident of Jalpalli Gate,had received his last bill in 2006 which amounted to Rs 350 and since then he has not been billed for power usage.When the bill collectors came knocking and demanded that he clear the dues,Fareed was flummoxed.But his shock knew no bounds when the pending amount was calculated.I was asked what my last bill payment amount was.When I told them,they took that as monthly amount for the last six years and calculated the outstanding amount.They asked me to make payment within 25 days, he rued.He added that he has not made any payment so far and has made representations to higher officials. Mohammed Amir of New Baba Nagar narrates a similar story.He was getting his bills regularly until four years ago.But when the bills stopped coming,the dues began to accumulate.He has not approached the authorities apprehensive of the huge arrears he would be forced to pay. Residents say that the problem of bills is faced only by old customers.According to them,those who have taken new connections are being intimated through SMS about their bill amount,a facility not extended to the old customers.They also alleged that the problem is because bill collectors are hired through outsourcing. Bill management and collection have been long flawed in this area.The CPDCL opened counters for bill payment but what purpose does it serve when people do not have bills Several dwellings have come up and are awaiting installation of meters.But owing to delayed installation,power is being used by people who are yet to get an account, said Saadat Hussain,another resident of Pahadi Shareef. CPDCL officials maintain that there is no delay in distribution of bills on their part.Distribution of bills in Pahadi Shareef happens by tenth of every month.Sometimes we may have a delay of a day or two.But all the bills are regularly distributed.The consumers have to report non receipt of bills to us.We have not received any complaints regarding such long delays, said A Swamy,assistant divisional engineer,Pahadi Shareef division.  Raina bheet jaaye |
