How unpaid electricity bills led to a deadly outbreak of cholera in a Maharashtra village
Five residents died from drinking contaminated water in Pachdongri after power cuts disrupted the regular water supply.
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Cholera tragedy in Indian village sheds light on power debts
Village councils struggle to pay bills as new water connections increase energy usage, but cash-strapped power companies need the revenue to ensure a steady ...
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Cholera tragedy in Maharashtra village sheds light on power debts
Clean water had just started sputtering from newly installed taps in Pachdongri village in Maharashtra last month when the power supply to the hilly hamlet was cut off for unpaid bills. Residents link this power outage to a cholera outbreak that followed, claiming five lives. Pachdongri's outstanding power bill of Rs 52,000 ($657), pending for about five months, accounts for a
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