| REPLACEMENT OF BURNT OUT
METERS |
| 1 |
The cost
of burnt out meter shall be collected either in cash or by crossed cheque and burnt out
meter shall be replaced by a good meter immediately without any lapse of time |
| 2 |
If the
meter of required capacity is not readily available, the installation shall be connected
on "DIRECT CONNECTION BASIS" and immediate action taken to fix a good meter to
the installation with in 3 days. |
| 3 |
The
consumption during the direct connection period shall be computed on prorata basis based
on the recorded consumption of the previous month or in the month in which the new meter
was fixed. |
| 4 |
The
released burnt meter shall be sent to the Meter testing laboratory of the Licensee. If the
meter is burnt out due to mistake of Consumer or fault in the Consumer premises, there
shall be no refund of the cost of meter collected by the Licensee and if it is due to the
technical reasons like voltage fluctuation etc, attributable to the system constraints,
the cost of meter collected by the Licensee shall be adjusted against the future energy
charges of the Consumer under intimation to the Consumer. |
| 5 |
The
Engineer of Meter testing laboratory of the Licensee shall send a report to the
subdivision office duly recording the test results and remarks regarding refund of cost of
the meter collected, to the Consumer. |
| 6 |
Test
results and the remarks of the Executive Engineer of Meter testing laboratory of the
Licensee shall be recorded in the revenue ledger. |
