BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will procure 200 more inflatable tower lights for use during emergencies like the recent cyclone which devastated power infrastructure and disrupted electricity supply in the affected districts for several days.
This was decided at a meeting of the executive committee of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) chaired by Chief Secretary AP Padhi here on Thursday. Currently, OSDMA has 613 such tower lights which are popularly known as ‘Aska lights’. The inflatable tower lights, capable of illuminating 100 sq metre area for disaster management in night, were in great demand in districts hit by cyclone Fani.
