IEEMA restores electrical infrastructure of Puri

Extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ made a landfall in Puri on Odisha coast on 3rd May, 2019 (Friday morning) – triggering heavy rainfall accompanied with gusty wind at speed above 175 kmph. The storm lashed out its fury over the coastal district of Puri and other adjoining district with severe disaster. As per the official sources besides other major infrastructure, the entire power installations in and around Puri district got devastated in the cyclonic storm, which damaged 75 towers of 220 kV and 25 towers of 132 kV.

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