BHUBANESWAR: Karnataka has sent a 317-member crew to help Odisha fix electricity supply which has been completely disrupted in the aftermath of cyclone Fani. As per the request of Odisha, the Karnataka Government has agreed to provide 1,000 personnel of its power distribution companies for restoration of electricity infrastructure.
The first batch comprising 317 technical staff and engineers of Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) reached here on Tuesday evening in a special train provided by Southeastern Railway. They entire team, equipped with modern tools, will be deployed in Niali under Cuttack Electrical Division (CED), sources in CESU said. The first batch has been divided into 22 teams each headed by an assistant engineer of BESCOM. They will be here for 15 days or till the restoration is over.
