No Power In Pune's 800 Government Schools As Funds Crunch Pushes Up Dues
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The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has snapped the power supply to these schools, a senior Zilla Parishad official said.
Power supply to at least 800 Zilla Parishad schools has been snapped over non-payment of dues in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said today.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has snapped the power supply to these schools, the senior Zilla Parishad official said.
The cumulative outstanding bill amount is over Rs 2 crore and the primary cause of the disconnections was non-payment of power bills by schools, which were closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he said.
"Power supply has been snapped for around 800 schools. Primarily, the cause of the disconnection is due to non-payment of bills, and issues about wrong billing have been raised with the MSEDCL," said Ayush Prasad, CEO of Pune Zilla Parishad.
