After a long time, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board’s call centre in Chennai saw more than 13,000 complaints of power cuts getting registered.
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has come provided a 24×7 toll-free number 1912 for public to register complaints about power outages.
On an average, the call centre receives 2500 complaints per day. However, on last Wednesday (May 20) and Thursday (May 22), power outages were recorded in many parts of the city due to the rains.
In some parts, the power lines were disturbed due to the winds while in some areas power was switched-off as a precautionary measure.
As a result of this, the more than 6500 complaints were registered on May 21 and around 7000 on May 22.
Recently, it was reported that residents in Chennai have been receiving high electricity bills. Consumers who usually receive a monthly bill in three digits have received exorbitant bills in 4 digits.
Frequent powercuts along with high power bills after the new DMK government came to power has caused resentment among people.
(With inputs from Dinamalar)
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