Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 31 2009:With the exception of Government institutions/offices, all other �dedicated' power line, popularly known as VIP connections, fed from the Kalimai Mandir and State Secretariat points have been disconnected.
Electricity Department personnel accompanied by police teams today carried out the disconnection campaign of the dedicated lines.
The power line disconnection programme seems to be a fallout of the just concluded State Legislative Assembly session, during which many Ppposition MLAs contended that VIP lines are being provided to non-VIP consumers.
The disconnection drive was met with some resistance from a number of private consumers who complained that no prior information was conveyed to them.
A number of people had tapped power from VIP line due to the abysmal power supply and quite a large number of institutions needing power supply for their functioning, such as computer centres, have tapped the VIP line to avail the regular power supply.
While ordinary folks suffer under load shedding regularly and power cuts, the VIPs enjoy regular power supply.