Mumbai: After threat of power cut, anxiety in Chembur's Sidharth Colony

Mumbai | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

Summary:

Shankar Gaikwad, a volunteer of Siddharth Colony Seva Kendra said, "Central Minister Ramdas Athavale has called a meeting on Tuesday with the Energy Minister. The mood at Mumbai's Siddharth Colony, Chembur is grim after receiving Reliance Energy's notice to cut power as an action against the outstanding amount of electricity bill due for the last 10 years. "They are harassing us; 25 per cent of the people have already paid the bill, and the rest are willing to pay. The colony was planning vandalism of Reliance offices but we stopped them. Reliance has mentioned that 3,250 residents have not paid their bills for the last 10 years..