BHUBANESWAR, Nov. 15 -- For any power utility, electricity theft has always remained a cause of concern. To address the issue, the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) recently launched the 'theft award scheme' to encourage people to report power thefts.
Under the scheme, CESU today disbursed cash reward amounting to Rs 78,600 to 13 informers for reporting power thefts in their respective areas.
As per senior officials, the 13 informers who have been awarded are from Puri, Nimapara, Dhenkanal and Bhubaneswar areas.
CESU officials informed that people are now reporting incidents of power theft via WhatsApp and SMS on the designated mobile no-9437158670. The name and address of informers are being kept secret and the cash reward is 10...