Efforts on to check pilferage in farm sector

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, JAN. 25. A special drive in the South Circle of the city by the Detection of Pilferage of Energy Units and the operation staff of the A.P. Transco led to the detection of 587 pilferage cases, 498 stuck-up meters, 160 burnt ones and 185 sluggish meters in January so far.

Talking to presspersons on Thursday, Mr. Durga Prasad, Joint MD, Vigilance, A.P. Transco, said the amount assessed in pilferage cases was Rs. 77.83 lakhs. The number of cases compounded was 140 and 10 persons were arrested. The assessment collected in compound cases was Rs. 12.5 lakhs. In all, Rs. 50.02 lakhs was collected in all cases detected under various heads in the month.

In the Central Circle, 2,678 services were inspected and 133 pilferage cases were detected and the amount collected was Rs. 21.89 lakhs. In all, 17 cases were compounded and Rs. 1.40 lakhs was collected so far during the month.

A special drive was under progress in industrial and other high- value service areas throughout the State, he said. All industrial estates in Rangareddy district were being subjected to verification of status of meters and load existing in the industries.

The Corporation collected Rs. 25.06 lakhs for various lapses, he said. He added that the operational staff was being prepared for an intensive drive for inspection of pilferage of energy in the agricultural sector. During last week, 71 cases were booked against defaulters and 63 cases of direct tapping and five cases of phase shifters were also detected, he said.

Mr. Durga Prasad said that transformer failures had come down from 6,536 in September, 2,000, to 3,601 in December due to intensive drives. Action was initiated against an errant assistant engineer in Nizamabad district for his complicity in malpractice.

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