Gurugram Power SDO suspended for negligence of duty

Tribune News Service

Hisar, September 9

The managing director of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), PC Meena, today suspended Vikram Singh, subdivisional officer (Operations), south city subdivision, Gurugram, and Ashok Kumar, upper divisional clerk posted in the same subdivision, with immediate effect for negligence of duty.

They have been suspended on the basis of a preliminary inquiry report against a complaint received in the matter of negligence of duty and unjustified cancellation of the application for electricity connection.

A spokesperson of the DHBVN said a firm, Sunvision Limited, had applied for non-domestic (NDS) connection of 1550 KW. In lieu of the demand notice issued by the nigam, the requisite amount was deposited by the applicant with material related to electricity connection inspected and independent feeder erected by the consumer. However, despite this, the application for the release of connection was cancelled.

In the preliminary inquiry, Vikram Singh and Ashok Kumar have been found responsible for unjustified cancellation of the application for electricity connection, the spokesperson added. The managing director today issued direction to the officials that applications for electricity connections be issued within the stipulated time and better services be provided to consumers.