Damage Caused In Patiala Due To Strong Winds And Thunder Shower

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) suffered heavy losses due to strong winds that blew throughout the state. About 2,500 electricity poles were uprooted and around 300 transformers were damaged. The electricity supply wires are massively damaged and some damages in another part are also mentioned.

The strong wind and the bad thundershower gave a bad blow to the power supplying network. Power supply in too many villages of Patiala was disrupted badly and even after a full day, it could not be restored in some villages.

Though the sources in PSPCL said that around 97 per cent power supply can be re-established, but these strong winds just before the paddy season have caused deep sufferings to the corporation. The southern zone of PSPCL affects the most.

It was confirmed by the chief engineer of southern zone; Harnek Singh that roughly 1,000 poles were broken and 200 transformers were uprooted in this region because of the storm and heavy thunder shower.

Because the strongest winds uprooted dozens of trees near Kali village, 15 km from Patiala, the traffic on the Bathinda-Patiala-Chandigarh highway remained disturbed for more than three hours and thus lots of people were harassed badly. Regardless of the large scale destruction, no one from the district administration reached the spot neither instructions were given to clear the highway.

In order to clear the road volunteers of Dera Sacha Sauda and commuters were seen making great efforts. Even at least the traffic was diverted to Patiala-Sirhind road even then hundreds of vehicles were seen stranded on the road. Even it has seen that the power supply in this areas have also been affected in such a way that in most areas of Patiala and nearby towns as electricity poles were grounded.