On Friday, the residents of Krankshivan Colony in the Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district complained of receiving exorbitant bills for January.
Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the residents alleged that they were shocked after receiving bills ranging over Rs 5,000 for the month of January as against the Rs 1,000, they used to pay.
They alleged the bills generated by the concerned department were not as per meter readings and that the matter be looked into at the earliest.
They said the issue has not been resolved despite repeated requests to the concerned officials.
When contacted, Executive Engineer PDD Sopore Javeed Ahmed told KNO that these bills are generated in Srinagar and there may be some error in the system.
He assured the issue will be looked into and be resolved as soon as possible—(KNO)