Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Tribal Families Face Blackout Over Sudden Bills
Eleven tribal families in a village called P. Kotnabelli in Anakapalle district have been left without electricity.
The officials cut their power because they had bills they couldn't pay.
The families say they didn't get any bills for about 15 years, and then suddenly they got big bills they couldn't afford.
They work as seasonal labourers and earn irregular incomes.
They asked for more time or to pay in instalments, but the officials cut their power anyway.
Now, it's very difficult for them, especially at night.
They only have two bulbs and a fan, and they don't know how the bills got so high.
Eleven tribal families in P. Kotnabelli, Anakapalle district, have been without electricity for days after officials cut their meter wires over pending bills.
The families allege they did not receive power bills for nearly 15 years and were suddenly presented with large due amounts they could not pay.
Most families work as seasonal labourers and earn irregular incomes, making it difficult for them to pay the bills.
The families requested payment in instalments or more time to pay, but officials cut the supply without considering their financial struggles.
The state government had previously promised free electricity for SC/ST households, initially 50 units in 2008 and later increased to 100 units for families consuming up to 200 units in 2019.
- Who
- Eleven tribal families in P. Kotnabelli, Anakapalle district
- What
- Electricity supply cut due to pending bills
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- P. Kotnabelli, T. Arjapuram panchayat, Ravikamatham mandal, Anakapalle district, Visakhapatnam
- Why
- Pending electricity bills and inability to pay
- Location
- P. Kotnabelli, T. Arjapuram panchayat, Ravikamatham mandal, Anakapalle district
- Number of Families Affected
- 11
- Duration of Blackout
- Days
- Promised Free Electricity
- 50 units (2008), 100 units (2019) for SC/ST households
- Families' Income Source
- Seasonal labourers during paddy harvesting
- Families' Request
- Payment in instalments or more time to pay
- Families' Electricity Usage
- Two bulbs and a fan