Contractor locks electricity office over non-clearance of bills
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 30, 2013:
The Electricity office of AE Singjamei Sub-Division and AE Kongba Sub-Division located inside the campus of Kakwa Police Station, was reportedly locked by a contractor over non-clearance of bills for repairing works that he had done long time back.
The shutting down of the electricity office has created chaos among the staffs of the office as well as among the general public coming to pay their electric taxes.
The contractor who reportedly locked the electricity office has been identified as Okram Khambi of Kakwa Laiphrakpam Leikai.
Officials of the electricity office informed Hueiyen Lanpao that the contractor completed the repairing works of the office a few years back but his bills have not be sanctioned by the concerned authority till date.
Protesting against non-clearance of the bills, the contractor locked the office in the morning of January 28 before the arrival of any staff.
Owing to the incident, the staffs have been left with no option but to halt the daily works of the office.
It has also created problems for the people who come to pay their electric taxes or collecting their no due certificates.
Meanwhile, the staffs of the electricity office have condemned the act of the contractor who allegedly threatened them not to come to the office anymore.