Two days after Kartik Nath of Uttara Bahini Saripur village in Bhadrak district paid the arrear electricity bill of his house, Nesco officials on Tuesday felicitated him. He paid his bill of Rs 2,500 despite being extremely poor.
Notably, Kartik’s locality does not come under the jurisdiction of Cesu, which has launched a disconnection-and-collection drive in its areas. He, however, is aware about the necessity of clearing the arrear bills.
Officials of Nesco visited Kartik’s home and thanked him for making the payment. Though Kartik begs to feed his family of eight, he did not want to be called a defaulter in payment of electricity bill set an example for many, said an official.
