Ludhiana, Oct. 19 -- The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has recovered Rs.120.3 crore from consumers with long-pending electricity bills during a month-long special recovery drive held across Ludhiana district, officials said.

Launched in September, the drive targeted consumers who had failed to clear overdue payments. As part of the initiative, PSPCL teams disconnected 10,023 power connections across the district.

City East Circle, which includes industrial pockets such as the Focal Point, Estate, and Sunder Nagar divisions, recorded the highest number of defaulters. The Focal Point division topped the list with over 1,350 disconnections, followed by Sunder Nagar division with 1,125, the CMC division with 825, and City C...