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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Modi, Mulayam turfs top UP power-theft list -Pankaj Shah

Modi, Mulayam turfs top UP power-theft list -Pankaj Shah

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published Published on Sep 29, 2015   modified Modified on Sep 29, 2015
-The Times of India

LUCKNOW: VIP districts getting 24X7 power supply in Uttar Pradesh are also among places with maximum power theft.

And two districts on top of this dubious list are Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's Azamgarh constituencies. In fact, both have seen a huge jump in line losses.

In Varanasi, the line loss has gone up from 43.18% to 50.13% while in Azamagarh, it has risen from 56.84% to 63.78%.

Despite the government's best efforts, the overall line losses in the state have increased from 42.12% to 42.74%, as per an internal assessment report of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL).

Banda, in Bundelkhand, tops the chart in terms of increase in line losses - from 40.91% to 51.89%. According to a standard benchmark set by the Centre in its power reform proposals, the line loss should not go beyond 15% of total transmission.

Likewise, the state capital, Lucknow, which is represented by Union home minister Rajnath Singh, has registered an increase in cases of power theft from 36.33% to 41.06%.

Alarmingly, even Noida, which is known for honest power consumers, has shown an increase in instances of power theft from 10.03% in 2014 to 11.87% in 2015.

Neighbouring Ghaziabad too has registered an increase in power theft from 34.43% to 35.79% within a year.

In Gorakhpur, the theft has gone up from 42.87% to 50.61% within a year. In Meerut, line losses increased from 34.03% to 42.8%.

But cities like Gonda and Mirzapur have shown a remarkable decrease in power theft from 56.15% to 36.23% and 51.33% to 36.67%.

The problem has been marginally improved in cities like Moradabad, Saharanpur, Agra and Aligarh where line losses have lessened by around 1%.

The problem of power theft, not surprisingly, stands in sharp contrast with the government's plans to increase power supply in districts which register less than 15% line losses by October 1.

Chief secretary Alok Ranjan had last week asked the UPPCL to ensure an increased power supply in districts which show consistent improvement in line losses.

The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission, too, had taken strong exception to the instances of power theft while deciding to hold officials concerned personally responsible.

Principal secretary Sanjay Agarwal said the situation was being watched closely. "The corporation will take strict measures in districts which have registered an increase in line losses," he said.

The Times of India, 29 September, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-Mulayam-turfs-top-UP-power-theft-list/articleshow/49146091.cms


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