Rural areas still without power, restoration tardy

BHUBANESWAR : Even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the Energy department to ensure restoration of power supply to at least 80 per cent (pc) of the areas affected by cyclone Yaas by 9 pm Thursday, a large parts of Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts are going without power for three days.

With no updates from the Energy department and Tata Power unwilling to share information on progress of restoration work, reports from Bhadrak and Balasore districts said only 30 to 40 pc rural areas have been completed. However, power supply to Balasore and Bhadrak towns which received maximum brunt of the tropical cyclone has been fully restored.