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Thunderstorms, accompanied by gusty winds and lightning, lashed Yadgir territory betwixt 12.30 a.m. and 2 a.m. connected Sunday causing extended damage, peculiarly to the energy proviso system.
As galore arsenic 5 caput of livestock were killed aft being struck by lightning. The tin-roof of 13 houses were blown distant successful the gusty winds and 4 houses person been partially damaged crossed the district, sources successful the territory medication person confirmed.
According to archetypal reports, 150 energy poles and 50 transformers person been damaged, portion powerfulness supplying cables person snapped successful galore parts of the full territory owed to rainfall and beardown winds.
The officials of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM), however, person yet to corroborate the nonstop damage.
Electricity proviso successful some municipality and agrarian areas was disrupted for hours. The restoration works successful agrarian areas are astir completed and powerfulness is being supplied to a bulk of affected parts. However, galore agrarian areas inactive person nary powerfulness proviso arsenic the unit and officers are successful the tract to acceptable it each right.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Pandve has instructed officers to behaviour a survey connected harm caused owed to rainfall and gusty winds and taxable a study immediately.
He has besides directed the different departments acrophobic to beryllium prepared to look immoderate emerging concern and instrumentality alleviation enactment effectively.
