done...Aurangabad: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd has roped in women staff to join its recovery drive launched in Jalna and Aurangabad districts.The company on Tuesday permanently disconnected power supply to 62 consumers having total dues of Rs 11.24 lakh and has recovered Rs 77 lakh from 2,117 others.The women staff members will visit the defaulters' homes, reason with the women in the house and urge them to clear the dues. If they fail to comply with the request, the male staff accompanying the women staff will snap the power supply.Sunil Jadhav, a senior MSEDCL official, said that the company had issued notices to 60,000 consumers in Aurangabad and Jalna districts prior to the launch of the drive about two months ago. Of the 7,79,827 consumers in Aurangabad, 50,970 had failed to pay their dues totalling Rs 115.77 crore. In Jalna, out of the 2,47,736 consumers, 967 had not paid total dues of Rs 4.02 crore, prompting the company to launch a campaign against the defaulters.Jadhav said the MSEDCL had urged the consumers to pay dues in time. However, many ignored the requests. The defaulters include big factories and business establishments, traders, and farmers. The drive is getting desired results, he added.On Tuesday, officials disconnected power supply of 200 consumers in Sadatnagar and Rahulnagar, predominantly slum areas. The area has 1,950 consumers who owe Rs 5.25 crore, Jadhav said. A team of 15 members has been deployed to immediately reconnect the supply after the consumer paid the dues.

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