A Petition/complaint has
been filed against MSEDCL and
Maharashtra Govt. for
restarting
of irrational,
illogical, illegal, absurd Load Shedding
imposed in Mulund-Bhandup-Kanjur area in
mid July 2008 and illegal scrapping of
Zero-based Load shedding Model. BJP
leader, Dr. Kirit Somaiya submitted the
Petition today to MERC asking action
against Maharashtra Govt. and MSEDCL for
imposing 6 to 8 hours load shedding in
Mulund-Bhandup-Kanjur area. It is
shocking that, on the one side, MSEDCL
have sent bills with additional charges
(reliability charges) to the consumers,
residents of this area. It has also
demanded payment of additional Security
Deposit for withdrawal of load shedding
from 1st June 2008.
Along with Dr. Kirit
Somaiya, BJP leaders Sardar Tara Singh,
Shri Vishwanath Mhaske, Shri Manoj Kotak,
Smt. Amita Shah, Smt. Charusheela
Samanjiskar and others are also moving
the MERC.
The Petition says “MERC
accepted the request, the proposal of
execution of Pune Model in Mulund,
Kanjur, Bhandup areas of Mumbai. Final
Orders were issued on 20th
June 2008 and 30th May 2008
in the Case No.5 of 2008 and Case No.10
of 2008. MSEDCL withdrew the
Loadshedding from 1st June
2008 in these areas. Suddenly, after 15th
July 2008, MSEDCL, Govt. of Maharashtra
scrapped the Zero Model Concept and
restarted 6-8 hours loadshedding in
these areas.”
The Petition has asked
for relief :
i) Withdrawal
of load shedding executed after 15th
July 2008
ii)
Explanation
for abnormal additional reliability
charges
iii)
Explanation and rectification of absurd
additional security deposit being
collected from June 2008
iv)
Consumer
has not asked for any additional supply
v)
Consumption
has come down in comparison May 2008 and
July 2008.
vi)
Details of
additional power obtained from Tatas/TISSA,
etc.
vii)
Explanation
about failure in executing zero load
shedding, i.e. Pune Model, in this area.
GOM and MSEDCL should
treat Mumbai as one zone and 15 lakh
residents from Mumbai-Bhandup-Kanjur be
treated at par with other parts of
Mumbai.
