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Over 50k defaulting power consumers in Jammu face snapping of connections: J&K PDD

Over 50k defaulting power consumers in Jammu face snapping of connections: J&K PDD
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Jammu, Feb 18 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) has identified over 50,000 defaulter consumers across the Jammu region, and they may soon face snapping of electricity connections.
Official sources in the PDD said the department has readied a list of defaulters, and the enforcement teams have been engaged for initiating action on the ground with disconnection of the electricity connections.
“More than 50,000 consumers have been identified as defaulters in the Jammu division and the officers have been directed to take action against them as per the updated list,” they said. adding that the enforcement teams constituted at the sub-division level have been set into motion to disconnect the electricity connections if the bills are not paid in the next couple of days.

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