Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently reviewed the situation and restoration work undertaken in the aftermath of the destruction caused by cyclone Fani.
The meeting was attended by the senior state and district officials.
Talking to media after the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed his sadness on damage caused to Puri.
"I am deeply saddened by damage caused to Puri. We will make Puri into a World class heritage city," the Chief Minister said after the meeting.
Acknowledging that Puri district gets its electricity sourced through three lines, all of which were badly damaged, the Chief Minister said, "With thousands of workers working day and night on a war footing basis - one line is getting restored today."
"With the restoration of this one line, power supply to start in Puri town, Nimapara NAC and Konark NAC from tonight in a phased manner. With so many uprooted trees, tree safety is an important aspect of power restoration. I appeal to everyone to cooperate in this humongous task as we are almost re-electrifying Puri District," he added.
The Chief Minister promised that 2.5 litres of kerosene oil per family will be made available free of cost on every 10 days in the affected areas till restoration of power is completed. Also, 50 Kgs rice per family will be made available for all non-ration-card holders also.
"House building damage and other assessment as per Relief Code has been started and will be completed within a week. 10 lakh candles will be available in next few days for free distribution," Patnaik said.
He also said that sanitary napkins will be made available for free of cost for the next two months.
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