Ludhiana, Nov. 22 -- According to a recent municipal corporation survey, around nearly 75% of 3,000 streetlights installed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on NH-95 and NH-44 in Ludhiana are lying defunct for nearly a year, turning key highway stretches into dangerous dark zones as winter fog sets in.

The prolonged blackout is raising serious safety concerns for thousands of daily commuters, with accident risks expected to rise sharply during the season.

The most affected portion is the busy stretch from Ladhowal Toll Plaza to Samrala Chowk, where long patches have no working streetlights at all. Another major 30-km dark stretch runs from the Octroi post to Jagraon. Both stretches lie outside the jurisdiction of the mu...