Smart Meter Trouble Bills – Triple in Haldwani Residents Warn
In Haldwani people living in Ward 57 and Ward 58 are worried as soon as smart meters came their light bills jumped three times people who paid nine hundred before now got bills of two thousand nine hundred some got nine thousand instead of thirty five hundred so they got angry and went to the power office to ask why.
Families Reach Office to Complain
On Tuesday many women went in the Uttarakhand Power office with Councillor Manoj Joshi and Rukmani Bisht they told Executive Engineer Pradeep Kumar how their bills became so high they showed old bills and new bills side by side and said if this does not change they will not allow smart meters to run in the area.
From Small Bill to Big Shock
Many families said last month they paid less than thousand so now they cannot pay so much more they asked how the same fan and same light use so much more power they said the bill on mobile and the paper bill are different so they do not trust this new meter system.
People Threaten to Remove Meters
The councillor said if bills stay this high people will protest more and stop smart meters in the wards so for now they gave the department some days to fix things or they will remove all meters and gather more people for a bigger protest in the city so the officer promised action soon.
Engineer Promises Help
Executive Engineer Pradeep Kumar said the team will check all smart meters in Ward 57 and Ward 58 so people can see if the meter is right or not they will fix check meters with old meters so people see both readings he said the mobile bill and paper bill will match and every month the bill will come on time so people will not face this problem again.
People like Anita Pal Chanda Sahni Manish Sahu Tulsi Lakshmi Saini Preeti Saxena Sunita Maheshwari Gayatri Devi Raj Devi Amar Singh Priyanshu and others stood together they said if nothing changes they will come back with more people and remove smart meters for good.
For now people will wait and watch so if the check meters show wrong bills people will protest more and remove smart meters from homes so Haldwani may see more news in the coming days as this fight is not over yet.