Haryana: 343 power theft cases detected, action taken

Cracking the whip on electricity theft by government employees, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has raided 504 houses across the state, found 343 power theft cases and slapped penalties of Rs 88.78 lakh.
Besides, 330 meters have been picked up on the basis of suspicion of having been tampered in the raids conducted in the last two days, an official release said.
Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) is implementing several schemes under the Uday Yojana adopted by the state government, including a campaign against theft of electricity.
The raids formed part of the campaign, release said.
The government employees involved in electricity theft would be penalised and departmental action would be initiated against them, it said.

Theft of electricity worth Rs 14.6 lakh has been found in Ambala circle, Rs 52,000 in Yamunanagar circle Yamunanagar, Rs 2.89 lakh in Panipat, Rs 2.23 lakh in Sonepat, Rs 2.26 lakh in Rohtak, Rs 58,000 in Kurukshetra, Rs 9.51 lakh in Kaithal, Rs 1.95 lakh in Karnal, and Rs 3.93 lakh in Jhajjar Circle, the release said.
On the other hand, power theft worth Rs 4.81 lakh was detected in Jind of southern Haryana, Rs 10.86 lakh in Faridabad, Rs 7.58 lakh in Hisar, Rs 81,000 in Sirsa, Rs 4. 32 lakh in Bhiwani, Rs 8.37 lakh in Gurugram-1, Rs 1.75 lakh in Gurugram-II, Rs 5.08 lakh in Narnaul, Rs 3.45 lakh in Rewari 3.45 and Rs 3.28 lakh in Palwal Circle, it said.