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DERC is insensitive to such proposals/suggestions from the stakeholders. We also raised such wasteful use of energy in our public hearings from time to time. The Discoms shirk their responsibility for the parks/high masts. When we suggest to shut off the electricity on the pole where repairs/fault is, instead of whole ray of poles, they simply tell us they have no such technology at present.

 

This is the right time when DERC need to assert itself for implementing such useful suggestions from the stakeholders/public at large. As the DISCOMs have succumbed to CAG audit, they should be called upon to come under RTI Act,2005 also.

 

with best wishes

 

M M Lal Bhasin

President

Delhi Electricity Consumers Society (Regd,)

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We fully agree and support the views of Mr Balu.  We see street lights on till 6 - 6.30 am in summer whereas they should be switched off latest by 5:30 am.  We have to switch on and switch off street lights and high mast in parks ourselves, whereas BSES should be responsible for it.  At places, we have seen that even after installing high mast the existing halogen lights (under or very close to the high mast) are not removed and they are also switched on every day.  We have raised it couple of times in BSES meetings and got a few removed, but they won't remove the others on their own - they don't have to pay from their own pockets.

It is also good idea that BSES provide CFL/LED bulbs and tubes at subsidized rates; involve RWAs for promotion in their respective areas.   

R. N. Gupta

General Secretary

Priyadarshini Vihar RWA 

Ample scope to 'save energy' !

Dear Vohra ji,

While I reserve my comments on 'increase in tariff' by the DISCOMS, I would like to specifically point out and bring to the notice of the authorities once again there is ample scope to 'save energy' which is not being resorted to deliberately by the authorities concerned! I quote only a couple of examples e.g. why the street lights, lights in the parks and in other public places the lights should remain 'on' even after the dawn time when all such places become bright; why should they use powerful 'halogen' lamps etc. which consumes a lot of power and switch over to 'CFL' or LED/LCD' which they profess in their advts. Some of the cities in our country have switched over to the latter to save power which means a lot and thereby save the money of aam aadmi for ever; why not have a mechanism of switching over automatically which they could resort to, as is being done in most of the areas/spheres; why should you have 'high mast light' in parks; why not encourage selling CFL/LED bulbs etc. at subsidized rates to the public to save a lot of energy for domestic use and encourage the people to exchange the conventional bulbs with such 'energy saving' bulbs, etc.

While we may continue to contest the 'hike', the suggestion made above may be taken to its logical conclusion and implement them in phases all over - setting an example in a particular area or colony through the assistance of RWAs etc. Let's mean business instead of shouting from the roof top and resorting to agitation in streets which only disturb people and cause untold inconvenience to them! Let me be pardoned to say so but I am expressing my anguish in resorting to such methods instead of following the democratic way which we should uphold!

With regards,

TK Balu/Anand Vihar