Jammu, Nov. 25 -- Dismissing reports of imposition of a 20 percent surcharge on the base power tariff for consumption during designated peak hours in the Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said there is no proposal to hike electricity tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir

"No electricity hike is proposed, and I do not know where this rumour started," Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

Pertinently, some local news agencies had last week carried a news story about the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) proposing an extra 20 percent surcharge on electricity consumption during morning and evening hours in the Valley.

As per the news reports, the KPDCL had sought approval from the Joint Electr...