Staff Reporter :
THE Electricity Department
team detected two electricity
metre tampering cases during the Smart Meter
Replacement Drive in Jankinagar
Area, on Monday.
Under the Vijayanagar City
Division, MP Poorva Kshetra
Vidyut Vitran Company successfully carried out a planned
smart meter replacement on the
SBI Feeder in the Jankinagar area.
As part of this campaign, old
electricity meters were removed
and replaced with modern smart
meters at the premises of several consumers.
During the meter replacement
work in Jankinagar area, con
sumers Madhu Dhanopia and
Amit Dhanopia opposed the
installation of smart meters and
engaged in arguments and scuffling with company personnel.
Following the incident, Executive
Engineer Amit Saxena, IT
Manager Amit Singh, Assistant
Engineer Aditya Chaubey, Junior Engineer Priyanka Suman
Verma, along with their team,
reached the spot and ensured
that the replacement work was
carried out smoothly.
During a detailed inspection
conducted at the time of meter
replacement, tampering was
detected in the electricity meters
of two consumers. These includ
ed Aditya Namdev, a resident of
New Jagdamba Colony (IVRS No.
1871001020) and Madhu
Dhanopia and Amit Dhanopia
(IVRS No. 1878004965). The act
of meter tampering constitutes
a clear violation of the provisions
of the Electricity Act, 2003.
Accordingly, legal action has
been initiated against the con
cerned consumers under the rel
evant sections of the Electricity
Act, 2003, as per prescribed rules
and procedures.