India, June 6 -- Residents of Sector 41 said they faced power outages lasting up to 12 hours after a thunderstorm swept across Noida and Greater Noida on Thursday afternoon, uprooting trees and damaging power infrastructure.

While electricity supply was restored in most parts of the Sector by late Thursday night, some pockets, including parts of H Block, continued to face disruptions till Friday evening, claimed residents.

However, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) officials said the power supply was restored by Thursday night and that the disruption was limited to a few blocks rather than the entire sector.

According to UPPCL officials, trees uprooted in the storm collapsed on two transformers in the sector, disrupting p...