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Bantwal: Grievances of Electricity Consumers Galore at Hello Mescom Programme

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Bantwal: Hello… Mescom..! Will you solve our grievances? We are fed up. You do not respond to our grievances, what happened to you all? These are queries heard during the Hello Mescom programme that was held at Vittal, near here on Thursday July 4, which was organized by Bantwal taluk working journalists Association.


Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty, Mangalore Mesocm zonal superintendent Sukumar U B S and officers were present during this innovative programme.

Jaya Karnataka president Ashok Kumar Shetty raised the issue of Mescom, despite its having a solid building in Vittal, it has rented a separate building.  Bantwal division executive engineer Umeschandra replied that the rented building was occupied because of space constraint in the own building.  Meanwhile, Mescom will buy a plot to build its own building shortly, said Umeschandra.

Anilakatte Abubakker said that the electricity is sapped in Anilakatte locality since over 3 days, while the executive engineer assured to restore the supply at the earliest.

Abdul Rehman, a native of Karai in the limits of Kolnad gram panchayat urged the Mescom  to protect the high tension cables with sleeves to avoid imminent threat of electrocution in their neighbourhood.

Mulia Gopalkrishna said that the lineman of Mescom is not attending to the grievances of locals in their neighbourhood.  Sudhakar Poojary said that about 10 houses located near Kepu Ullalti temple still have no electricity connection.

Padibagilu Madanamohana Shetty plead the Mescom to remove the trees that threaten high tension cables, while Kanyana gram panchayat former president K P Abdul Rehman said that about 50 houses in the locality are facing low voltage and urged Mescom to install transformers.  Pervai gram panchayat president Pushpalata M Shetty and former president Rajesh Kumar Balekallu expressed grievances of sapped electricity supply, irregularities issuing ration cards and smart cards.  Kepu gram panchayat member Abdul Karim Kuddupadav and Sanjeev Nayak said that their locality is facing sapped electricity since over 2 months and Mescom branch staff in Ukkuda is not responding to the grievances, linemen does not function properly.

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