Maha: DCM Fadnavis inaugurates Indamer-Airbus Helicopters MRO facility at Nagpur

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Friday inaugurated an IndamerAirbus Helicopters MRO facility at the Multi Modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur MIHANAirbus Helicopters and Indamer have joined hands to provide aftermarket services for helicopters in India a release from the company saidIndamer will provide Maintenance Repair and Overhaul MRO services for Airbus helicopters at its facilities in Mumbai New Delhi and Nagpur it saidFadnavis inaugurated the Nagpur facility in the presence of Executive VicePresident Customer Support and Services for Airbus Helicopters Romain Trapp Director Indamer Aviation Prajay Patel President and Managing Director Airbus India and South Asia Remi Maillard and Head of Helicopters Airbus India and South Asia Sunny Guglani the release addedMeanwhile Fadnavis announced a significant decline in the rejection rate of photos on electricity bills issued by the staterun Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited MSEDCLThe rejection rate has plummeted from 45 per cent to a mere 13 per cent since January this year enhancing the precision of power billsFadnavis addressed the issue while responding to a question raised by MLA Vinod Nikole during the ongoing winter session of the state legislatureIn an effort to minimize disputes MSEDCL employees capture images of electricity meters to include on the bills Photo rejections occur due to various reasons including poor image quality leading to the generation of estimated bills without meter reading imagesThe reduction in photo rejection rates signifies a positive development enhancing the reliability of power bills for consumersFadnavis emphasized that the ratio of photo rejections has significantly decreased from 45 per cent in January to the current 13 per cent The state government has also initiated tenders for the installation of smart meters across MaharashtraAlso read Maharashtra witnesses drastic reduction in power bill photo rejections says Dy CM FadnavisLegislator Rajesh Tope raised additional concerns related to permanent disconnections illegal power theft and the implementation of smart meters Fadnavis noted that the government is implementing a revamped distribution sector scheme RDSS utilizing aerial bunched cables to prevent power theftAddressing the concerns raised by Nikole Fadnavis mentioned that a substantial improvement has been witnessed in the accuracy of bills in the Dahanu area From 14 lakh inaccurate bills in the past the number has now reduced to 7 lakh bills Fadnavis assured that the Maharashtra power ministry will conduct a special drive to correct bills further and decrease the number of inaccuracies With inputs from agencies