MULTAN: Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has launched an operation against wilful defaulters and recovered over Rs 70 million from 7608 defaulters in December last.

The MEPCO teams started raids against defaulters on the direction of CEO MEPCO Engineer Muhammad Akram Chaudhry.

An amount of Rs 14.4 million was recovered from 17444 defaulters in MEPCO Multan circle, Rs 8.5 million from 633 defaulters in DG Khan circle, Rs 4.1 million from 333 defaulters in Vehari circle, over Rs 5.7 million from 942 defaulters in Bahawalpur, over Rs 4.8 million from 539 defaulters in Sahiwal, over Rs 5.4 million from 627 defaulters in Rahim Yar Khan, over Rs 9.7 million from 548 defaulters in Muzaffargarh, over Rs 12.5 million from 702 defaulters in Bahawalnagar and over Rs 4.8 million from 702 defaulters in Khanewal circle.