Ludhiana, July 23 -- In a yet another display of city's crumbling electricity infrastructure, panic gripped a migrant colony in Jamalpur on Monday afternoon when high-tension electricity wires suddenly snapped and fell directly onto several residential houses, damaging electronic appliances worth lakhs of rupees.

According to locals, the incident occurred around 12 pm when high-tension wires, which were connected to an electricity tower located in close proximity to the houses, suddenly broke and came into direct contact with the rooftops and walls of several homes creating a firecracker like noise. The intensity of the impact not only led to short circuits but also caused visible cracks in the walls of multiple houses, highlighting the ...