Telangana sends 1000 employees to restore power supply in Odisha

Telangana government on Tuesday sent 1,000 employees of various power utilities of the state to help cyclone ‘Fani’ ravaged Odisha in restoring power supply in the state. The government of Odisha requested the government of Telangana to extend support in the restoration of electricity in the state.

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday sent 1,000 employees of its Electricity Department to Odisha to help in the restoration of power supply in cyclone 'Fani' affected areas.

This followed a request by Odisha government for help as Fani which hit Odisha coast near Puri last Friday uprooted electricity poles and damaged the supply lines, plunging several villages into darkness.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directed chief secretary S.K. Joshi and Telangana Transmission Corporation Chairman and managing director D Prabhakar Rao to offer support to Odisha.

At least 37 people lost their lives and around 1.48 crore people were affected due to cyclone 'Fani' so far. Nearly 6 lakh houses have been damaged due to the cyclone.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, earlier in the day, released Rs 1,000 crore for the restoration work in cyclone-hit Odisha as assured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.