TSSPDCL comes out with spl rate card for Ganesh pandals

Hyderabad: Even as the Ganesh Utsav Samithi members are demanding that the government not collect power charges for the Ganesh pandals, the TSSPDCL (Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Corporation Limited) has released a special rate card for power consumed by Ganesh pandals.

According to the TSSPDCL, for up to a load of 250 watts, the charges would be Rs 500, for a load between 250 watts and 500 watts, the charges would be Rs 1,000 and for a load between 500 watts and 100 watts, the charges would be Rs 1,500, and Rs 750 thereafter for every 500 watts or part thereof.

The TSSPDCL officials have asked the pandal organisers to avail this opportunity and avoid illegal tapping of electrical energy which is an offence under the Electricity Act, 2003.

The officials have also issued advisory for the pandal organisers, which includes availing connection to the pandal through the TSSPDCL staff on showing proof of payment, examining always the surroundings of the power line locations before taking up any electrical work in and outside the Ganesh pandals,

not allowing children to come close to power lines/poles, not throwing objects on power lines which can cause short circuits and snapping of conductor, not meddling with the overhead power lines when moving the idols, using proper capacity MCB for protection/safety, not climbing electricity poles for electricity connections, etc. The pandals people have been asked to call the TSSPDCL staff for attending to any electrical connections.