Mohali, May 5 -- Even as power supply was restored in several parts of Mohali, key areas such as Balongi and ATS Sector 121 near Barmajra village continued to face outages nearly 48 hours after strong winds disrupted electricity infrastructure on Sunday. Residents said multiple wires were damaged and a pole broke after a tree fell near Verka Chowk bridge.

By late evening, the fallen tree and damaged pole had not been removed, delaying restoration work. 66kv cable repair work was also ongoing to resume power till 5.30pm near sector 119 and 125 chowk, close to VR Punjab Mall.

According to the deputy chief engineer, HS Oberoi, nearly 150 to 200 low-tension (LT) and 11 kV poles were damaged due to the storm. "Our teams have been working con...