Mangaluru: Renovated Customs office inaugurated at Old Port
Mangaluru, July 9: The renovated Customs office at the old port here was inaugurated Tuesday by chief commissioner of Customs (Bengaluru zone) A K Jyothishi.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the 133-year-old building has a vast history of international trade and would be converted into a regional Customs museum.
The department would develop it into a tourist spot on the lines of the Customs museum in Goa, he said and appealed to stakeholders to donate artefacts linked to the department for display at the museum.
Mangaluru Customs commissioner Parag C Borkar said the old customs offices, most of them located near the ports always invoked nostalgia.
The department is proud to have carried out the restoration work on the old office, he said.
The Customs office building at Bunder Old Port, constructed in 1886, has been renovated at a cost of Rs 89.46 lakh.
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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.
