Mangaluru: Former Rotary Club District Governor Surya Prakash Bhat no more
Mangaluru: After being in coma for last couple of weeks, former Rotary club governor Surya Prakash Bhat passed away on Wednesday evening at a private hospital in the city. He was 62.
He was an active Rotarian. He was an active member of Rotaract Club of Mangalore Central during his youth and then joined Rotary Club of Mangalore in 1989.
After holding various positions in club level and the district level including Rotary District Secretary during the year 1995-96, he became the President of the Rotary Club of Mangalore during its Golden Jubilee year in 1999-2000.
He was then elected as the District Governor of the Rotary club in 2003-04. He was currently serving as a member of Rotary District Advisory Council.
He was in coma from last couple of week owing to the problems of acute diabetes.
Bhat's funeral rites will be held at his residence on Thursday and his body will be kept for public viewing from 8:30 am to 10:00 am on Wednesday morning.
Bhat is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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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.
