Karnal, May 30 -- The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) in Karnal suffered a loss of Rs.74 lakh in damage to infrastructure due to a thunderstorm on Thursday night.

Officials said that the storm coupled with light rain led to disruption of power operations as several electricity poles were uprooted and transformers were damaged.

In residential areas like Model Town, Sector 32 in the city, poles and trees collapsed on roads and outside houses. A personal vehicle of former Congress MLA Rakesh Kamboj was also damaged after a pole fell on his car outside his residence in Model Town.

Naseeb Singh, Superintendent Engineer, UHBVN, Karnal said that nearly 200 electricity poles and 84 transformers were damaged in one night in the whole d...