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| VIPs enjoying special power lines, common people getting inflated bills | | PDD shows helplessness to action against misuse | | Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: The special power lines given to VIPs in Poonch area as well as in some part of Jammu district has been creating problem for common people living nearby, who alleged that officials of the Power Development Department (PDD) has been sending inflated power bills to make up expense on these connections.
Local residents of Poonch area and Akhnoor from Jammu, who alleged that special lines have been given to VIPs while the common people have been suffering a lot during erratic power cuts. “The Meter Readers take deliberately high readings and send us inflated power bills, which has created resentment among the people,” they alleged.
They further said that favouritism by the PDD to VIPs has been making it difficult for them. This is the reason that the Department has created huge liability by giving benefit to the leaders of some political parties, they alleged further adding that things are not like to be changed and in such conditions it would be better to privatise the power sector.
The locals appealed to the Lieutenant Governor to intervene into the matter by directing senior officials to stop giving special power lines.
When Early times contacted the senior officials of PDD, they expressed helplessness to action against the political leaders enjoying special power lines. |
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