Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- Announced ahead of the Ludhiana West byelection as a flagship promise, the power department's plan to install over 234 transformers across the city within 90 days has failed to materialise in the F block of Rishi Nagar, an upscale locality in the constituency. Residents said the area was earmarked for the installation of a 200 KVA transformer before the byelection to curb frequent power outages and ease the load on the existing network ahead of the polls.

However, six months have passed since the conclusion of the Ludhiana West byelection and the project has seen no real progress on the ground. Initially, officials erected some electric poles to detangle the hanging wires coming from nearby colonies, but these poles ...