Ardent questions abnormal MeECL billing

SHILLONG: Nongkrem legislator Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit has questioned the MeECL’s abnormal billing which has led to a ‘hue and cry’ among poor consumers.
“It is unimaginable to know that the amount payable by the consumers is up by more than 500 per cent,” Basaiawmoit said in a representation submitted to Power Minster Clement R Marak recently.
He further said that he had raised this issue on several occasions both outside and inside the State Assembly.
“It is very unfortunate that billing system remains unchanged though the authority concerned is fully aware of the problem faced by the consumers. There is a strong suspicion that the corporation is trying to compensate its loss by indirectly and conveniently passing the burden on the consumers,” the Nongkrem legislator said.
Basaiawmoit said that to rub salt into the wounds the concerned corporation further penalise the poor consumers by charging interest if they fail to make payment at a given time.