According to sources the Telangana government on Tuesday sent 1,000 employees of its Electricity Department to Odisha to help in restoration of power supply in areas affected by cyclone Fani. Meanwhile 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.
Furthermore Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed Chief Secretary S K Joshi and Telangana Transmission Corporation Chairman and Managing Director D Prabhakar Rao to provide the required assistance. Reports from Chief Minister's Office stated the 1,000 employees left for Odisha on Tuesday night and the Central government has released Rs 1,000 crore additional assistance to Cyclone Fani affected Odisha while stepping up work to restoring power supply and the telecommunications network.
Moreover the Home Ministry released the amount a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement to assist Odisha. Previously Rs 341 crore was provided to the state in advance. Perhaps Department of telecommunications is coordinating with the state government to implement a priority plan for restoration of mobile and internet services in the affected areas, adding that mobile service providers have allowed free SMS and intra circle roaming in these areas.
