Ludhiana, Sept. 28 -- The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has disconnected the supply to streetlights installed along the national highway passing through Khanna after the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) failed to clear a pending electricity bill of Rs.12.99 lakh. The disconnection of power supply has left stretches of the highway in darkness for the past one week, causing inconvenience to commuters and residents.

The matter came to fore after former Congress cabinet minister Gurkirat Kotli raised the issue. Later, cabinet minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond stepped in. Sond, along with PSPCL executive engineer Aman Gupta, held a press conference on Saturday. He said that despite repeated reminders, the NHAI had fa...