NOIDA, June 26 -- The Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL), Noida, has launched a large-scale disconnection drive across eight substations under the Dadri Power Division amid rising unpaid electricity bills to recover dues amounting to Rs.80.51 crore. The drive, which started on Wednesday, officials said, follows a review meeting held on June 24 at the division office, where junior engineers assessed the backlog of dues across all eight substations.

The Dadri power division, officially known as the Electricity Distribution Division G-3, Dadri Noida, oversees eight 33/11 kV substations - Dhoom Manikpur, Chitehra, Bisnauli, NTPC Road Dadri, Liharli, Kot, Piyawali, and Kudi Khera, officials said.

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