Congress to stage protest on Jan 1 to condemn MP Nalin Kumar's statement on Pumpwell flyover
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress’ fact-finding committee on Tuesday visited the under construction site of Pumpwell flyover and took stock of the construction.
MLC Ivan D’Souza speaking on the occasion added Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has been fooling around the people of the city for over 10 years now. He added the engineers working on Pumpwell flyover has sought another three months for the work to finish.
Nalin Kumar Kateel had in November announced that the flyover will be inaugurated in January first week.
Ivan D’Souza said the Congress will stage protest on January 1 evening to condemn the statement and will inaugurate a mock flyover.
Dakshina Kannada District Congress President and MLC, Harish Kumar, former Karnataka minister Ramanath Rai, former MLA J R Lobo and others were present during the visit.
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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.
