Around 1,500 poles were damaged in Jattvibeday’s hailstorm in Punjab. Mohali, Patiala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, and Gurdaspur were among the worst affected districts.Over 300 transformers were hit, and more than 70 km of HT/LT lines were impacted.One 220 kV transmission tower sustained damage. The scale of outages was three times higher than the same period last year, with estimated losses of approximately Rs 8 crore.While the 66 kV transmission network remained largely intact, the distribution infrastructure suffered significant damage. Around 1,300 11-kV feeders were disrupted,More than 83,000 complaints were addressed across Punjab, with nearly 70 per cent resolved within two hours, while the remaining cases involved major infrastructure damage requiring additional time.


