(TNIE)
As lack of electricity supply continues to make life miserable for people in areas hit by cyclone Fani, the State Government has requested the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to deploy more manpower in Puri district, which suffered maximum damage in the storm.
The State’s request to NTPC was made after a visit of the Central team led by Union Power Secretary AK Bhalla to Puri on Tuesday. The State requested NTPC to take up work at four places in the district, including Nimapada and Gop blocks, for restoration of low transmission (LT) network.
“The State Government has reposed confidence in NTPC and therefore plans to assign some specific localities to the agency for restoration of electricity. I have advised the group to take up the challenge as an opportunity and show NTPC’s ‘can do’ spirit to the stakeholders,” said NTPC Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Gurdeep Singh.
