Minister Bista cuts off power supply to errant govt offices
KATHMANDU:
The Nepal Electricity Authority on Wednesday started cutting off the electricity supply to the government offices that did not pay the huge bills due for a long.
Energy Minister Gokarna Bista himself came to the fore and started the ‘pressure campaign’ by switching off the power supply to the Department of Roads at Babarmahal and the Singha Durbar Secretariat Reconstruction Committee (SDSR).
Energy Secretary Balananda Paudel and newly appointed Managing Director of the NEA Dipendra Sharma had accompanied the minister.
Energy Minister Bista, and Energy Ministry and NEA officials interacting with the media at the DoR premises.
The Energy Ministry had issued a public notice in July, asking the ministries to clear the bills. Many defaulters had cleared the dues and about 70 per cent of the pending payment was made by the 15-day deadline that expired yesterday.
The DoR owes Rs 7‚ 60‚000 while the SDSR has dues of Rs 3‚58‚000 to the NEA.
An NEA staffer turning off the transformer in presence of Minister Bista, other officials, and the media corps.
According to the NEA, the Home Ministry, with dues amounting to Rs 17.5 crores, is the biggest defaulter among the ministries. Not lagging far behind are the Health and Peace and Reconstruction Ministries with dues amounting to Rs 15.2 crores and Rs 13.6 crores, respectively.
Source: THT
The Nepal Electricity Authority on Wednesday started cutting off the electricity supply to the government offices that did not pay the huge bills due for a long.
Energy Minister Gokarna Bista himself came to the fore and started the ‘pressure campaign’ by switching off the power supply to the Department of Roads at Babarmahal and the Singha Durbar Secretariat Reconstruction Committee (SDSR).
Energy Secretary Balananda Paudel and newly appointed Managing Director of the NEA Dipendra Sharma had accompanied the minister.
Energy Minister Bista, and Energy Ministry and NEA officials interacting with the media at the DoR premises.
The Energy Ministry had issued a public notice in July, asking the ministries to clear the bills. Many defaulters had cleared the dues and about 70 per cent of the pending payment was made by the 15-day deadline that expired yesterday.
The DoR owes Rs 7‚ 60‚000 while the SDSR has dues of Rs 3‚58‚000 to the NEA.
An NEA staffer turning off the transformer in presence of Minister Bista, other officials, and the media corps.
According to the NEA, the Home Ministry, with dues amounting to Rs 17.5 crores, is the biggest defaulter among the ministries. Not lagging far behind are the Health and Peace and Reconstruction Ministries with dues amounting to Rs 15.2 crores and Rs 13.6 crores, respectively.
Source: THT
