Public hearings against power tariff hike begin

“About three weeks ago we got together RWAs from across Delhi and decided to file common petitions. We have been fighting them for years now with emotional arguments,but this time we decided to put together a set of detailed complaints that will really expose what these power companies are doing,” he said.

RWAs plan to argue against tariff hike on legal and technical grounds.

“We will go in as teams and we have chosen specific people to tackle individual issues. The idea is that when one of us is speaking others can assist so that we make sure our points come across,” Kakria said,explaining the action plan adopted by the RWAs.

Some of the issues expected to be raised include: abolition of fixed charges,installation of alleged faulty meters and the reason why the NDMC area of the Capital gets power at substantially cheaper rates than the rest of the city.

Delhi’s demand for power has reached unprecedented heights this year,but Kakria says that several residents have found that they were paying substantially increased rates despite the power companies not adding any new appliances to their homes.