Ludhiana, May 17 -- Several areas across the district were plunged into darkness on Thursday night as strong winds swept through the city, disrupting power supply around 10pm.

The worst-affected localities were in the Focal Point division, including Jawala Singh Nagar, GTB Nagar, Pratap Colony, Friends Colony, Chandigarh Road, and Urban Estate Phases 1 and 2, where residents experienced prolonged outages.

Officials from the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) reported an 85% surge in power-related complaints due to the adverse weather. Normally, the PSPCL's central zone receives about 12,000 complaints daily, but on Thursday night, the number soared to 22,302. By Friday evening, nearly all-22,249 complaints-had been resolved....