Odisha Chief Secy irked over tardy power restoration after nor'wester havoc in Bhubaneswar 

Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena expressed his displeasure over Tata Power’s slow pace of restoration work following the damage caused by nor’wester rain that lashed the capital city on Thursday. 

The Chief Secretary in a tweet asked Tata Power to pull up and restore the damaged electric infrastructure fast. 

Tagging the Odisha Energy Department, TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd and I&PR department, Jena tweeted, "Restoration in Bhubaneswar is extremely slow. Pl pull up and restore fast. If response to kalabaisakhi can be slow, just imagine what would happen in eventual cyclone situations? Public don’t appreciate such slow action. Request immediate action.” 

Notably, under the impact of the Nor’wester, several trees were uprooted and vehicular movement was disrupted after a thunderstorm accompanied by squally wind wreaked havoc in the State capital. Not to mention, at places electric wires were snapped after the uprooted trees fell on them. 

Several bikes in the OMC parking area were reportedly damaged after an uprooted tree fell on the parked vehicles. Besides, the tents set up by the Ajanta Circus troupe at the Exhibition Ground also suffered massive damage in the Nor’wester, just hours before its first show in the city. Several parts also reported water-logging issues.