Cyclone Amphan leaves seven Odisha districts ‘powerless’
BHUBANESWAR: Nearly 34 lakh consumers of seven coastal districts faced power disruption for several hours as cyclone Amphan hit transmission and distribution infrastructures at several locations. Preliminary reports reaching here said around 115 numbers of 33 KV feeders supplying power to about 33.63 lakh consumers of three power distribution companies (Southco-1.63 lakh, Nesco-15 lakh and CESU-17 lakh) were affected.
Power supply to all the affected consumers of Southco covering Ganjam districts were restored by 5 pm while a large number of areas of Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts were under darkness till the report was filed.
