43 villas, shops operating on stolen electricity in Gr Noida fined ₹2.78 crore
1 year ago

43 villas, shops operating on stolen electricity in Gr Noida fined ₹2.78 crore

Hindustan Times  

As many as 43 villas and shops and an unauthorised e-rickshaw charging station that were found stealing electricity in Greater Noida during inspections over the past four days were fined ₹2.78 crore, said officials of Noida Power Company Limited. NPCL Manoj Jha said, “Our vigilance team has unearthed several cases of power theft in different parts of Greater Noida. Inspections in Vaidpura village revealed that 43 villas and shops were using stolen electricity.” Discom officials said a temporary power connection was taken by one Gaurav Kumar in Vaidpura. On Friday last week, large scale power theft was detected by a team in Birori village where a laundry facility was found operating on stolen electricity.

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Noida: FIRs filed, payments recovered in power theft crackdown
2 months ago

Noida: FIRs filed, payments recovered in power theft crackdown

Hindustan Times  

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4 months ago

Advanced tech helps NPCL identify power theft of ₹96 lakh in Greater Noida

Hindustan Times  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Noida complex in the dark, residents allege infra theft

Hindustan Times  

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