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Chandigarh: In accordance with the zero-tolerance policy of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government against power thefts, a special checking drive was carried out on Saturday in five zones – Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
Disclosing this in a press communique issued here on Sunday, the Power Minister Punjab Harbhajan Singh ETO added that the checking drive was carried out jointly by the Distribution and Enforcement wing of PSPCL. During this checking, a total of 28,487 power connections were checked in all five zones. Out of these checked connections, a total 2,075 cases of power theft were detected and a penalty of Rs.4.64 Crore was imposed on erring consumers.
Giving zone-wise details, the Minister said 438 cases of power thefts were detected in Amritsar Zone and penalty of Rs.1.10 Crore was imposed on the consumers indulging into the power theft. In Bathinda Zone, 527 cases were detected and a penalty of Rs.1.41 Crore was imposed. In Ludhiana Zone, 323 cases were detected and a penalty of Rs.90 lakh was imposed. In Jalandhar Zone, 340 cases were detected and a penalty of Rs.50 lakh was imposed. Similarly, in Patiala Zone, 447 cases were detected and penalty of Rs.74 lakh was imposed on erring consumers.
Further, the Minister said besides imposing penalty, FIRs have been registered and legal action has been initiated against erring consumers. He said that the ongoing drive against power thefts would ultimately minimise the number of cases of power thefts upto maximum level. He said the drive was the need of the hour to curb the menace of power theft. He appealed to power consumers not to indulge in such malpractices
