Suspected Nipah virus found in Gadag: KIMS warns precautions
Hubballi, May 25: As suspected Nipah virus found in Gadag district, KIMS and district health department have taken precautionary measures in Hubballi.
As thousands of bats have settled in a tree behind the KIMS hospital, KIMS director Dr Dattatreya has written a letter to the Hubballi Dharwad City Corporation to eradicate bats and pigs immediately. Considering the virus seriously, the KIMS director has apprised the City Corporation of its danger. The KIMS has already opened a separate 40-bed unit to treat Nipah virus affected patients. Hospital staff were given complete training on treating the patients and symptoms of the disease. They were also directed not to neglect the Nipah virus patients, he said.
The KIMS authorities have been educating the patients who visit the hospital about the Nipah virus. Since thousands of bats are settled on the tree near the back gate of the hospital, KIMS has decided to restrict the movement of the people on the area, it is said.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
