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  • Electricity To Be Snapped In Areas Where People Resist Installation Of Smart Meters

    Electricity To Be Snapped In Areas Where People Resist Installation Of Smart Meters

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    SRINAGAR: The government on Wednesday said that around ten percent of smart meters have been  installed so far and the rest of the installation process will be completed by the next two years.

    Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javed Yousuf Dar said that the electricity will be snapped from the areas where the people will object and halt the smart meter installation.

    He urged people to not halt the process of smart meter installation, adding that the government has already created awareness in this regard.

    The Chief Engineer further said that a total of 80,000 smart meters have been installed so far and the rest are being installed. “The process to complete the smart meters installation will be completed by the next two years,” he said.

    Pertinently, a few areas of Habba Kadal are reeling under darkness as authorities have snapped the electricity after the people staged protest over the installation of smart meters in the locality. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • Authorities Snap Electricity As Residents Object To Installation Of Smart Meters

    Authorities Snap Electricity As Residents Object To Installation Of Smart Meters

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    SRINAGAR: The residents of Gadood Bagh and its adjacent areas in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar have been forced to reel under darkness since yesterday after authorities snapped electricity for objecting to installation of smart meters in the area.

    Locals told the news agency KNO that they held a protest yesterday after authorities reached the area to install smart meters.

    They said however, after objection and protest by the people, electricity to their houses was snapped at around 02:00 PM. “Since then we have not received electricity. This is sheer highhandedness on part of the authorities,” they said.

    Meanwhile, Chief Engineer Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javed Yousuf Dar said that the electricity has been snapped as residents objected to installation of smart meters.

    “The order in this regard has been received from top officials,” he said. (KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )