Although the Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (MGVCL) has stopped installing new smart meters in Vadodara over the vast public outcry, customers are still adamant over their demand to remove the pre-installed devices.

In one such instance of public outcry in the city on May 29, a group of women residing in the city’s Alkapuri area reached the electricity office based in the Sayajiganj area.

Despite repeated clarifications issued by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) officials, people have resented the installation of smart meters, and have carried out protests incessantly.

The protesting women in Sayajiganj remarked, “Many of us have taken leave from work to protest. How will we run our homes if we keep losing our jobs and businesses by protesting like this? Come what may, we don’t want smart meters. Give us back our old meters. We have urged the authorities but the company has discarded our applications.”

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