Industrialists burn copies of bills to protest against power tariff hike

Nashik | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

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"We also want an assurance from the government that there will not be any hike in power tariff until March 2020," he said. "Industry has been badly affected by the steep hike in power tariff. We urged the government to roll back the hike, but nothing has happened so far," said MACCIA state president Santosh Mandlecha.Mandlecha said that power tariff hike that came into effect from September 2018 should be rolled back. Finally, industries staged their agitation on Tuesday. NASHIK: Irked by the high energy tariff Maharashtra State Electricity Development Corporation Ltd (MSEDCL) is levying on industrial units, Nashik industrial fraternity on Tuesday staged a protest at Golf Club Grounds and burnt copies of their energy bills.Aggrieved industrialists claimed the 25% hike in the power tariff has become unaffordable for their units as production cost has spiked..