Dark age begins for power defaulters
Having over 91,000 defaulters (east and west circle) who haven’t paid their bills in the city, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has snapped power connections of 16,000 such consumers.Conducting a special drive in the city, PSPCL has disconnected 9,000 power connections in the east circle and 7,000 in west zone.The authorities said the corporation started the special drive against defaulters who failed to pay their dues despite they were served notices. Defaulters owe around Rs 35 crore to PSPCL.The drive will continue till March 31 and action would be taken against the all the defaulters. Sources said earlier too the department had organized such drives against the defaulters but this time the authorities are stricter as there.....