Consumers complain of Tangedco staff demanding money for fixing underground cables

There is a growing list of complaints from domestic consumers and commercial users that local electricity officials are demanding money for replacing worn out or punctured underground cables and other

There is a growing list of complaints from domestic consumers and commercial users that local electricity officials are demanding money for replacing worn out or punctured underground cables and other materials for restoring electricity supply.

There are also instances of electricity workers asking residents to purchase materials to replace pillar boxes.

While ‘shortage’ of underground cables is cited as a reason by the local personnel, the senior officials said it was the responsibility of the Electricity Department to replace the damaged cable right up to the pillar boxes.