About 48 per cent of the electricity consumers in Puri district are yet to get back their power connection even though 28-days have passed after the extremely severe cyclone 'Fani' made a landfall near Puri town on May 3, officials said Saturday.
This was revealed at a meeting when the new Revenue and Disaster Management minister Sudam Marandi took stock of the restoration work in the cyclone affected districts.
The minister stressed on repair and restoration of primary school buildings damaged in to cyclone before reopening of schools after summer vacation. He also emphasized on quick restoration of the Anganwadi Centres, health institutions and electricity in all the affected areas
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