Chandigarh, June 23 -- The UT industrial associations raised strong concerns over rising electricity bills and billing discrepancies during a meeting with Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) held at Industrial Area Phase-II, under the coordination of the BJP Industry Cell.

A seven-member delegation from CPDL, led by Parmod Kumar Mishra, attended the meeting where industry representatives flagged multiple issues including inflated electricity bills, conversion from KWH to KVAH billing, non-receipt of bills, and recurring billing errors.

Industry members stated that several units which were earlier receiving monthly electricity bills of around Rs.80,000 are now being billed at nearly double or even triple the amount, leading to s...