Himachal Pradesh: Man gets shockingly exorbitant Rs 210 crore electricity bill
Lalit Dhiman, a resident of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh who runs a small scale concrete business went into shock after he received an electricity bill amounted to an astronomical Rs 2,10,42,08,405 (Rs 210 crore).
PTC News Desk: In a bizarre incident, a man in Himachal Pradesh gets exorbitant electricity bill of Rs 210 crore.
Lalit Dhiman, a resident of Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh who runs a small scale concrete business went into shock after he received an electricity bill amounted to an astronomical Rs 2,10,42,08,405 (Rs 210 crore).
Stunned by the amount, he immediately approached the authorities and complaint about the same. After the investigation, it was revealed that the exorbitant bill was the result of a technical error. The power department quickly rectified the issue, bringing the bill down to the correct amount of Rs 4,047.
Ashish Kapoor, an officer from the power department, explained that the error likely occurred due to an incorrect meter reading being entered into the system.
"It was a software malfunction that led to the consumer receiving an incorrect bill. The issue has since been rectified. We have summoned the concerned SDO with all the details and will take action if any lapses are found," Kapoor said.
The Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) has been further directed to make sure that these incidents do not happen again.