Industrialists burn copies of bills to protest against power tariff hike

  • | Wednesday | 13th February, 2019

"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.

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. Industries staged the demonstration in the morning under the aegis of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA).Industrial associations like Nashik Industries & Manufacturers' Association (NIMA), Ambad Industries & Manufacturers' Association (AIMA), Laghu Uydog Bharti and other associations joined the protest.A delegation of people from the industries, led by MACCIA's state president Santosh Mandlecha, met resident district collector Ramdas Khedkar and handed over a memorandum, seeking roll-back of hike in power tariff.Around a month back, industrial associations had warned of agitation if the hike in power tariff is not rolled back. But neither MSEDCL nor the state government took a call on the issue. Finally, industries staged their agitation on Tuesday."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. "We also want an assurance from the government that there will not be any hike in power tariff until March 2020," he said. Varun Talwar , president of Ambad Industries & Manufacturers' Association, said power is used as raw material in many sectors of industries and 25% hike in power tariff would severely affect growth of industries.Forging, automobile and steel casting industries, for instance, are increasingly becoming unviable because of the high price of electricity, protesters said. The business of industries from these sectors has been affected and the government ought not to delay action, protesters said.

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