Defaulting on power bill to leave Mumbai's top authorities in the dark?

Updated On: 07 May, 2015 06:51 AM IST | | Shashank Rao

In an effort to recover over Rs 53 cr pending in electricity bills, BEST Undertaking could well disconnect power to high profile defaulters such as offices and residences of Chief Minister, Police Commissioner and Collector

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Defaulting on power bill to leave Mumbai's top authorities in the dark?

For the common man who doesn’t pay his electricity bill, it is inevitable that his power supply will be cut. But this could turn out to be a novel experience for the city’s top authorities think the Chief Minister, Collector or even the Police Commissioner who will be left in the dark if the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking committee has its way.

Amongst BEST’s high profile defaulters is the city collector’s office, housed in the Old Custom House in Fort, which owes nearly Rs 40 lakh to BEST for 150 months’ power supply