Anger over lack of power in the cyclone hit areas of Odisha boiled over on Saturday as hundreds of people in Chopada grampanchayat of Jagatsinghpur district blocked the Cuttack-Paradip road in the morning demanding resumption of power supply. More than a week after cyclone Fani battered the Odisha coast lakhs of survivors continue to live in squalid conditions without power supply and food. Officials said power supply resumption in Puri may take at least a month. In Bhubaneswar, prices of essential commodities continued to rise with vegetable prices doubling in the city’s main markets while eatables like flattened rice seems to have vanished from stores. Special relief commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said a central team will visit Odisha carry out a preliminary assessment of the damages to the State due to cyclone Fani.

Source: Hindustan Times May 11, 2019 07:07 UTC