PAY ARREAR DUES IF NEEDS QUALITY POWER SUPPLY,SOUTH CO
Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta
Berhampur:Southco Utility has announced a massive disconnection drive against defaulter consumers from 16th,Feb,2020.The Utility has a huge amount of outstanding of 1357 Crores which pending as arrears.
On Friday the Southco authorised Officer Mr Pradeep Kumar Sahoo while addressing to Scribe that disconnection drive is aimed at improving financial health is not sound as on date. He said, that over the period of time large amount has accumulated as arrears and it is adversely impacting the performance of Southco utility. Due to huge arrears pending with consumers we are unable to purchase our required materials and unable to meet our employees cost (!)..
Earlier this organisation took a review with senior field functionaries and discussed elaborately discussed about the action plan,Sahu said..
In the press meet Sahu made an appeal to all defaulters to the pay their dues by 15th Feb, 2020.
He further said, 22 lac consumers in the districts of Ganjam, Gajapati,Phulbani,Boudh,Rayagada,Koraput,Nabarangpur and Malkangiri. We already made our ground zero survey around 15.73 Lac consumers short listed and the arrears comes Rs 1357 Crores as on 31st Dec,2019 (?).
This is very much transparent more than Rs 1074 Crores pending against the domestic consumers which about 79% of total arrears.
Dues are more than Rs 28 Crores pending against SPP consumers, 29 Crores against PUB,LGT consumers and interestingly more than 46 Crores are pending against Lift Irrigation. (!).
However, Mr Sahoo said, Southco utility has made provision for receiving instalment payment to high arrears dues.
Soon we are launching SMS services as reminder service. “Cooperate Us – Encase Us”.
Among other official present in the meet are Mr P Arun Kumar,Chief operating Officer,Mr Chandan Dash,Supt Engineer,Mr Lenka Prasad,General Manager,Mr PK Sahu,DGM,PC Swain,DGM (Finance) and all line of officers
