DERC chief hints at power tariff hike

For a third time in last 10 months, the power tariffs in the national capital are set to burn a hole in consumer’s pocket again.

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority (DERC) chairman, P.D. Sudhakar, on Tuesday hinted of a power tariff hike from the first week of July.
Citing the losses of the private power companies (discoms), Mr Sudhakar said that the demands made by the discoms are being reviewed and a result will be out by the end of the this month.
“The BSES Yamuna has demanded the maximum hike of 27.8 per cent, BSES Rajdhani has demanded a hike of 19.8 per cent and Tata Power Limited (former NDPL) has sought a hike of 19.7 per cent in the power tariffs. These companies are suffering losses as the price of coal is going up and power purchase price is higher than the distribution price. Some of these companies has even taken loans to survive,” Mr Sudhakar said.

He further said that the demands of these private power companies will be reviewed in this month and a new revised tariff plan may come out by July.

A massive hike of 22 per cent was witnessed in the power tariffs in September 2011; and again in February 2012 a hike of five per cent was declared. The situation worsened as the private discoms sought bailout packages from the government claiming that they are facing huge losses due to the low distribution tariff and higher purchase price.

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East Delhi RWAs Joint Front met Mayor MCD East

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front ( A Federation of RWAs ), today met, Mayor MCD East Dr. Annapurna Mishra in her office in Udyog Sadan in Patparganj Industrial area & raised various civic issues of East Delhi. Mayor promised that she will personally look into it & resolve. Even though it was a working day, a good number of member RWAs reached the spot on time and we spent over two hours with the Mayor.

Meet the Mayor MCD East : Tomorrow

We have been invited by the Mayor MCD East Dr Annapurna Mishra, tomorrow in her office. Those from East Delhi RWAs Joint Front, who can join us, are requested to confirm immediately by SMS or mail or a call. Plz make two copy's of your request / representation i.e. one for the Mayor and second for the RWABhagidari blog.

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B S Vohra
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front
( A Federation of RWAs)
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Meet with MCD East Mayor has been postponed

The meet with MCD East Mayor has been postponed as she had some other important official programme. A fresh date will be intimated very soon. Inconvenience caused is regretted very much. 

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B S Vohra

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front

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Meet the MCD East Mayor

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front ( A Federation of RWAs ) & it's member RWAs will meet MCD East Mayor Dr Annapurna Mishra on 17th June at 5 pm to raise the local issues of different areas of East Delhi. If you too wanna join us, please feel free to call us on cell number 9212004471.

Thanks

B S Vohra

Malaria, Dengu Awareness Camp

Shahdara RWA is organising a Malaria, Dengu Awareness Camp on 16th June, Sat, at 10 am at Prajapati Choupal, Doonger mohalla, Shahdara. Please attend.

Rajesh Agarwal

Gen Secy

SRWA

Delhi discoms pitching for 20% tariff increase

Reeling under huge losses, distribution companies in Delhi are looking for another rise of about 20 per cent in power rates in less than a year.

There was a 21 per cent rise in rates in September last year, but despite the increase, discoms, BSES and North Delhi Power Ltd (NDPL), have accumulated losses of about Rs 11,000 crore in the last three years.

Reliance group companies BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd account for around 70 per cent of the power distribution in Delhi city. Private discoms were asking for a 50 per cent increase in rates due to increase in power purchase cost, among other factors. The September hike came after rates were last revised in 2009.

“We are expecting a hike of 19-21 per cent in power rates in the next few months. We have asked DERC (Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission) to look at all factors of cost. The tariffs have to be cost-reflective rise so that discoms stop bleeding,” BSES Rajdhani chief executive officer Gopal Saxena told Business Standard.

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Delhi, Haryana battle it out : Hindustan Times

Delhi cries ‘foul’, says Haryana has denied it water for second consecutive day. Haryana dismisses claim, says it supplied promised amount.

NEW DELHI:

As the water supply situation remained more or less the same on Thursday, the Delhi government has claimed that Haryana’s ‘foul’ act of curtailing water for the second consecutive day will result in a shortage of 30 million gallons per day (MGD) at the Wazirabad Treatment Plant (WTP) .

The shortage is likely to affect supply to west, north, New Delhi and the Walled City areas on Friday. Haryana, on the other hand, has rubbished Delhi’s claim and said it supplied the necessary amount of water.

The situation on Thursday — a day after the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) had cried hoarse over getting less water — was slightly better off compared to the previous two days, except for some colonies from west Delhi.

Mahesh Tak from Dwarka sector 10 said, “We are getting water only for about 20-25 minutes, five days a week.”

But other areas were slightly better off. Saroj Rana from Shalimar Bagh, in northwest Delhi, said, “There was water supply today but it was less than usual.”

Echoed BS Vohra, president of East Delhi RWA Joint Front, “Several colonies in east Delhi such as Azad Nagar, Ram Nagar witnessed disrupted water supply today.”

“This is the second foul (play) by Haryana on waterfront after curtailment of water for Haiderpur plant resulting in short production of water by 15 MGD. In all, less production by 45 MGD in Delhi would leave most of people thirsty,” a government statement said.

Haryana has claimed the pond at the Haidepur WTP that had a capacity of 425 cusecs got 425 cusecs of water. “The pond at Wazirabad with a capacity of 210 MGD was filled with 210 MGD,” said Harmail Singh, engineer-inchief, Haryana Irrigation. “These are entries from DJB’s log book, checked by our engineers, who went to both Haiderpur and Wazirabad,” he added.

The areas likely to be affected are: Patel Nagar, Moti Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Narela, Bawana, Wazirabad, Transport Nagar localities, areas north of Raj Path and the old Delhi localities.      

with thanks : HINDUSTAN TIMES : Link

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Meet the MCD East Mayor

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front ( A Federation of RWAs ) & it's member RWAs will meet MCD East Mayor Dr Annapurna Mishra on 17th June at 5 pm to raise the local issues of different areas of East Delhi. If you too wanna join us, please feel free to call us on cell number 9210463117.

Thanks

B S Vohra