Mangaluru: Additional fees for parking at airport alleged
Mangaluru, Sept 15: The public has expressed outrage over the alleged additional parking fees at the Airports Authority of India Mangaluru Airport.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, a man Beary Zulfi of Mangaluru questioned a staff member why you are charging additional fees while Rs 55 for parking is mentioned on the board.
The staff member acted as if he does not know anything. Then he replied “Ticket machine is not working properly. So there is a problem. Therefore, you have to pay extra fees." Then Zulfi urged the staff to write down on the ticket that he was charging Rs. 60 instead of 55.
“In many cases, people pay the fees but do not take tickets. Then the staff passes on the same ticket to the next vehicle. These sorts of incidents are increasing,” Zulfi alleged.
‘Action will be taken if the incident happened.'
“We have not received any complaints about such an incident. The appropriate receipt should be given after collecting the prescribed fee. If such incidents have occurred, action would be taken after carrying out the investigation,” Mangaluru International Airport Authority Director Venkateshwar Rao informed 'Vartha Bharati.'
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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.
