Thunderstorm, rain cause damage in region
Thunderstorms followed by rain played havoc in the region, uprooting a large number of trees, damaging installations and rendering residential areas powerless.
Signboards installed at private and government establishments, sheds of commercial organisations and cowsheds and vehicles parked in open places were among the worst hit during the bad weather that continued for more than five hours on Saturday.
Dehlon Civil Hospital SMO confirmed that two residents of Shankar village got injured on Dehlon-Sahnewal road and had been taken to a hospital. Both were later discharged.
“While one of the victims, a motorcyclist, had received a head injury when a heavy tree branch fell on him, the pillion rider received minor injuries,” the SMO said. Deepak Sharma, chairman of Radhe Krishna Gaushala Kaind, said almost all roofs of the cowsheds had been dismantled or damaged.
Senior Executive Engineer, PSPCL, Amandeep Singh Khangura said that at least seven transformers had been damaged, along with 70 electricity poles and numerous cables. He said the technical staff would take two more days to get all lines and equipment repaired.
