The Electricity Board in the Raigad district of Chhattisgarh has dealt a huge blow to the residents who only have a single-light connection. This year, the bill for BPL (Below Poverty Line) Ekal Vatti Connection holders was almost Rs. 70,000. Following a huge uproar, the electricity department has calmed peoples’ nerves by declaring the issue a technical error.
In almost a dozen villages coming under the Pusaur block, electricity bills worth Rs. 50,000-70,000 were generated for people using only a single-light connection. This is even more shocking given the villagers, who received these bills, light bulbs in their homes only for a few hours each day.
Officials from the electricity department are claiming that the high bills were a result of an error in the system. The astronomical bills have affected people in nearly a dozen villages such as Umaria, Mid Mida, Jhalmala, Dipapar, and Lahangapali.
A villager, Reshmlal Sarathi, said that the bill used to come in the range of Rs 50 to 100 every month, but last month, he received a bill of Rs. 1100. This month, they got a bill of Rs. 70,000. The story of Motilal Oraon is no different. He was served an electricity bill of Rs 52,200.
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