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(iii) Allied Agro-industrial Activities : This category relates to supply of power to "Cold Storages (i.e. a temperature controlled storage where flowers, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish can be kept fresh or frozen until it is needed) and includes chilling plant for milk and only the cold storages attached to processing units for meat, fish, prawns, flowers, fruits and vegetables."

Regulation-66 of the OERC Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2004 provides for provision to make application for reduction of contract demand which shall be made by the consumer before the designated authority of the licensee.

Like that for enhancement of contract demand the application is to be filed by the consumer.

Chapter-VII of the OERC Distribution (Conditions of Supply) Code, 2004 contains the classification of consumer under which as per Regulation-80, the categorization has been made under the category of domestic, general purpose, public lighting and railway traction while sub- clause (5) of Regulation-80 which has been incorporated vide O.E.R.C. Notification dated 6.3.2013 which relates to (i) Irrigation Pumping and Agriculture, (ii) relates to Allied Agricultural Activities which relates to supply of power for Aquaculture (which includes Pisciculture/ Prawn culture), Horticulture, Floriculture, Sericulture, Animal Husbandry and Poultry. Activities such as ice factories, chilling 43 plants, cold storages, cattle/poultry/fish feed units and food /agri products processing units are excluded and (iii) Allied Agro-industrial Activities which relates to supply of power to "Cold Storages (i.e. a temperature controlled storage where flowers, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish can be kept fresh or frozen until it is needed) and includes chilling plant for milk and only the cold storages attached to processing units for meat, fish, prawns, flowers, fruits and vegetables.

(iii) Allied Agro-industrial Activities : This category relates to supply of power to "Cold Storages (i.e. a temperature controlled storage where flowers, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish can be kept fresh or frozen until it is needed) and includes chilling plant for milk and only the cold storages attached to processing units for meat, fish, prawns, flowers, fruits and vegetables."

21. The opposite party no.2 has not made any application in order to come under the Agro Industrial Category or under Allied Agro Industrial Activities Category after the amendment has been brought under the statute and he has also not made any application for its reclassification. He has approached to the Forum on earlier occasion for redressal of his grievance, but the Forum, while declining to extend the relief, has directed to take step for reclassifying the category. The said order has been affirmed by the OMBUDSMAN NO.I, Bhubaneswar. The opposite party no.2 thereafter has taken appropriate steps by conducting inspection of the premises and option has been given to the opposite party no.2 to enter into an agreement under the Allied Agro Industrial Activities. The opposite party no.2, while accepting it, has entered into an agreement w.e.f. 15.12.2014.