Lucknow, Feb. 11 -- Sarita Singh, a resident of Murli Pur 2, Goyla, in Chinhat, with a 2-kilowatt domestic connection (Account No. 3871670164), received a bill for 1,685 units on January 21. However, following her complaint and a re-reading of the meter, the corrected bill was just 29 units.

Similarly, Tara, a resident of Purwa, who has a 2-kilowatt domestic connection (Account No. 3002872923), received an erroneous electricity bill. On December 9, the bill amounted to 6,624 units, but when the meter reader visited on January 25, a bill for 19,033 units was generated, which was found false.

The SDO of area Manoj Pushkar has written to the billing agency, requesting action against the responsible meter readers. Similar issues have been r...