Ankara, June 12 : At least seven members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) were killed by Turkish forces in retaliation for YPG's harassing fires, Turkey's Defence Ministry has said.

Since this order was passed with a retrospective basis from April 1, arrears will be collected in the June bill. The KERC also ordered for fixation of tariff in two slabs.

According to the order, for consumption of the first 100 units, the revised energy charge is Rs 4.75 per unit and if consumption crosses 100 units, the energy charge is Rs 7 per unit. The consumer has to pay a flat Rs 7 per unit if consumption crosses 100 units. 

Before tariff revision, energy charges were fixed in 3 slabs. According to earlier charges, for consumption of the first 50 units, the charge was Rs 4.15 per unit, for another 50 units, the energy charge was Rs 5.6 per unit and beyond 100 units, the energy charges were fixed at Rs 7.15 per unit, Bilagi said.

The KERC also revised fixed charges. For 1 to 50 KW sanctioned load, the fixed charge is Rs 110 and above 50 KW sanctioned load, it is Rs 210.