Panaji: Electricity department today disconnected power supply of Panaji municipal market over non-payment of Rs five crore dues, pending for more than a decade.
Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has failed to pay the dues.
Confirming the development, CCP Mayor Uday Madkaikar agreed that the corporation has failed to pay the power bills.
Madkaikar said that they will approach Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant as well as the power minister Nilesh Cabral seeking time to pay the bills as well as asking for interest waiver.
He also said that corporation will also seek financial help from the government to pay certain amount of the power dues.