Charummoodu (Alappuzha): In a goof-up, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) disconnected the power supply to the Nooranad house of State Agriculture Minister P Prasad located though the bill was paid a week ago.

The Minister had paid the power bill of Rs 490 on February 24 online. Six days late, on March 2, the local KSEB staff disconnected the power supply by removing the fuse.

On being informed about the power disconnection, the Minister called up the KSEB headquarters Vydyuthi Bhavanam in Thiruvananthapuram and soon the power supply was reinstated.

The Minister who is based at the State Capital arrives at his Nooranad house only once or twice a month. No one else stays here.

As the Minister had informed that he would reach by Monday night, Panchayath Member Ajayaghosh visited the house to check everything was in order and found that there was no power.

Vydhyuthi Bhavan has sought an explanation from the officials of the Nooranad Section of the KSEB.

The officials claimed the bill was pending for two months and they did not know that the payment was done.