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Srinagar, January 14
Virtually left “powerless” in face of defaults worth crores of rupees by its energy consumers, the J&K power development department (PDD) has decided to flex its muscles to claim its dues.
The PDD came up on Monday with a list of its defaulters in the state, threatening them with electricity disconnection while disclosing the names of politicians, top businessmen, telecom firms and security installations, besides the commoners in the list.
The PDD defaulters include Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Reliance Communications, with their outstanding power dues running in lakhs of rupees, discloses the public notice published in leading dailies on Monday.
The notice names Hotel Kahkashan, which has been housing security forces for the past three decades, as the biggest defaulter with an outstanding bill of Rs 3.78 crore. — PTI
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