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Patna: Electricity companies in Bihar are now changing the way they install smart meters. After complaints of forced installation of meters, the company will now install meters in rural areas only after convincing people. The company says that it wants to remove all the misconceptions of the people.
First information will be given, then meters will be installed
The company has admitted that earlier people were not being given complete information about the meter. That is why now the electricity company officials themselves will go to the villages and tell people about smart meters. They will be told how a smart meter works and what are its benefits. For this, senior officials of the company will go to the villages and talk to the people.
The company has also clarified that for the elderly who do not have smartphones or who have difficulty in recharging, meter readers will go from door to door. Meter readers will recharge their meters. Apart from this, recharge facility will also be provided in all the panchayats.
Slow pace of smart meter installation
However, due to these changes, the pace of installation of smart meters has slowed down a bit. Whereas earlier 4000 meters were installed daily, now this number has reduced to 2000 to 3000. The company says that soon this speed will increase again. The work of installing meters in Fatuha and Naubatpur of Patna district is going well. There is some difficulty in working in flood affected areas.
It is believed that this decision of the electricity company has provided relief to those people who were troubled by the forced installation of meters. The company says that it wants to clear all the misconceptions of the people. The company hopes that soon this scheme will be made successful by explaining the benefits of smart meters to everyone.