In a letter to the Chief Minister, guild president Chand K. Anand also complained against the Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) for having failed to provide actual load to thousands of industrial consumers under the the 1995 voluntary scheme.

Anand said following the Chief Minister's decision to remove the upper limit of 400 square yards in applying for industrial land in lieu of the existing units, hundreds of garment exporters had applied accordingly. ``It is now being conveyed to entrepreneurs that the ceiling will persist ... We are also worried that of the reported 8,000 letters issued so far, applications above 400 square yards have not been included,'' he said and sought advice on the policy from the Delhi government.

The guild has also urged the Chief Minister to earmark the formation of a garment district and creation of a fashion mart of international standards in the proposed industrial belt to provide a boost to the capital's garment industry. Regarding the inaction of the DVB on providing connections for applied loads, the guild has demanded a minimum of 18 per cent interest on amount paid by the consumers till the promised load is installed.

Anand said DVB chairman Navin Chawla had constituted a committee in August last year to examine the entire gamut of the issues raised by the guild. ``Nothing has happened even after the lapse of nine months,'' he complained.He alleged hundreds of domestic consumers had applied for supplementary loads under a similar scheme in October, 1996, were being slapped with minimum charges without being provided the facilities.