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Cyclone aftermath: Essential services gradually returning to normal in South Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (UNI) Restoration of essential services in cyclone-hit southern Odisha has gathered pace, with power restored in Aska and emergency water supply stepped up in Berhampur and other affected areas, claimed officials on Monday.
TPSODL has restored electricity in the flood-hit Aska town of Ganjam district. Around 6,500 personnel, 400 vehicles, six mobile substations and 16 transit stores have been mobilised across its eight-district service area for restoration work.
The Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWS&S) wing has repaired and disinfected 4,475 of the 4,572 affected tube wells, while 247 of 393 damaged piped water supply projects have been restored. It has distributed 4.22 lakh water bottles and 3.18 lakh water pouches, with another 3.91 lakh units in stock.
In Berhampur, the Housing and Urban Development Department and WATCO have augmented water supply to 72 million litres per day (MLD), including 8 MLD from 18 production wells. Forty-six tankers have been deployed, while supply to MKCG Medical College and Hospital and IISER has been restored.
Restoration of the Janibili intake is nearly complete, with the temporary ponding arrangement 99 per cent complete and 15,000 sandbags already placed.
The RWS&S department has additionally deployed 235 tankers, 80 tractor-mounted water tanks and 84 diesel generator sets to maintain emergency water supply in rural areas.
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