On
Sunday,
Bollywood
actress
Taapsee
Pannu
tweeted
to
express
her
shock
over
a
huge
electricity
bill
during
the
lockdown.
The
actress
also
complained
asking
for
a
justification
of
the
insane
rise
in
the
bill
for
the
month
of
June
2020.
Taapsee
tweeted
pictures
of
the
electricity
bill
of
the
last
three
months
and
asked
the
company
for
clarification.
The
tweet
read,
"3
months
of
lockdown
and
I
wonder
what
appliance(s)
I
have
newly
used
or
bought
in
the
apartment
only
last
month
to
have
such
an
insane
rise
in
my
electricity
bill
@Adani_Elec_Mum.
What
kind
of
POWER
are
you
charging
us
for."
Taapsee
also
mentioned
in
another
tweet
that
she
received
a
bloated
bill
for
another
house
where
no
one
stays.
The
tweet
read,
"And
this
one
is
for
an
apartment
where
no
one
stays
and
it's
only
visited
once
in
a
week
for
cleaning
purpose
@Adani_Elec_Mum.
I
am
now
worried
if
someone
is
actually
using
the
apartment
without
our
knowledge
and
you
have
helped
us
uncover
the
reality."
Taapsee
Shares
The
Bills
Of
Last
Three
Months
Within
hours,
the
company
released
a
statement
with
a
clarification
of
the
issue.
On
Taapsee's
tweet,
the
spokesperson
of
Adani
Electricity
Mumbai
Limited
(AEML)
said,
"Upon
receipt
of
the
complaint,
we
have
verified
the
meter
reading
and
found
to
be
correct."
Company
Releases
A
Statement
The
statement
also
read,
"We
have
re-started
physical
meter
reading
which
was
temporarily
halted
since
March
because
of
COVID-19.
Bills
were
generated
on
the
lower
side,
being
an
average
of
preceding
three
months
-
that
is,
December,
January
and
February,
which
are
winter
months.
Actual
consumption
in
the
months
of
April,
May
and
June
is
comparatively
higher
due
to
seasonal
impact
(summer)
and
increased
usage
(advent
of
Lockdown/WfH)."
Dino
Morea
And
Vir
Das
Also
Tweeted
About
Their
Bills
It
further
added,
"The
bill
amount
for
the
past
period
shall
be
accounted
as
per
Maharashtra
Electricity
Regulatory
Commission
(MERC)
guidelines.
The
consumers
will
start
receiving
the
bills
based
on
their
actual
consumption
with
appropriate
tariff
slab
benefits."
Several
other
actors
also
took
to
their
social
media
accounts
to
complain
about
the
same,
including
comedian
Vir
Das
and
actor
Dino
Morea.
In
a
tweet,
Vir
wrote,
"Anyone
else
in
Mumbai
get
an
electricity
bill
that
is
triple
what
they
usually
pay?"
While
Dino
wrote,
"I
was
just
going
to
tweet
about
it.
Literally
got
a
shock,
pun
intended.
There
was
no
surge
in
electricity,
just
the
bill."