Mangaluru: In the Zilla Panchayat general meeting held on Wednesday, it is alleged that MESCOM has involved in a scam of Rs 12 crore by passing the tender to higher value than the prescribed value.

Senior ZP member Tungappa Bangera alleged that before this also MESCOM has involved in the scam and while asked about it through RTI, they had asked for the identity proof. Though MD of MESCOM asked to attend the general body meeting, he was absent on that day.

“Bill of the meter reading in the GP’s is also not been given. While GP’s are using public’s money to pay the electricity bill, then the bill should be displayed publicly,” he said.

While replying to this MESCOM officer said that the bill is being printed after reading the meter only. Though the bill has been given to the GP’s many of them are pending to pay the bill.

Member Manjula said that electricity bill of Kedila GP had reached Rs 90 lakhs and while the PDO of the GP reviewed the bill the bill was reduced to Rs 40 lakh.

ZP President Meenakshi Shatigod asked the MESCOM officials to give clarification over the issue within two days.