PSPCL cuts Dera Bassi Sewa Kendra connection

Gaurav Kanthwal
Tribune News Service
Dera Bassi, March 2

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) today cut off the electricity connection of Sewa Kendra situated near the tehsil complex here. Officials have snapped the electricity connections of more than 200 defaulting consumers in the past 10 days.

The list of defaulters includes the office of Dera Bassi SDM that has an outstanding amount of nearly Rs 60 lakh.

Dera Bassi SDM Kuldeep Bawa said: ‘’Owing to some load division matter in the complex, there is a slight problem. We cleared Rs 20-lakh bill sometime back. This will be resolved shortly.’’

A PSPCL official said the Sewa Kendra’s bill for the past one and a half years had not been paid and the arrears had piled up to about Rs 2.5 lakh. Hundreds of local residents visit the centre daily for various services as well as online payment facility.

The PSPCL officials said despite repeated reminders, the Sewa Kendra officials were not paying the bill following which their power connection was cut today. It will be restored once the bill is paid, they said.

For the last 10 days, the department has launched a special campaign against the defaulters. It will continue in March as well.