Thumbe : Gram Panchayat's pump maintenance shed demolished
Demolition allegedly without panchayat's permission
Bantwal: Tumbe Gram Panchayat vice-president Praveen Tumbe has charged that a contractor destroyed Gram Panchayat's pump maintenance shed without taking prior approval of the panchayat.
"Even the contractor did not take permission for the construction of the rickshaw parking that is being carried out near Tumbe Junction on National Highway by the funds of MLC Ivan D'Souza. The contractor of the rickshaw parking demolished the pump maintenance shed on Tuesday night," he alleged.
In this regard, Gram Panchayat members led by Praveen held a dharna at Tumbe Junction today morning. The Panchayat Development Officer, along with Bantwal Rural SI Prasanna, visited and inspected the spot. Meanwhile, an argument between the vice president of Gram Panchayat and the contractor ensued. Then the Bantwal Tehsildar Purandar Hegde visited the place, discussed with the PDO and Gram Panchayat president and instructed them to submit a report regarding the incident.
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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.
