The same number was waiting outside and almost all of them to buy generator sets Picture by Pradip SanyalA store on Ganesh Chandra Avenue selling portable generators usually closes by 7.30pm. Pincha, the shop owner, said he must have sold around 400 generator sets in three days. “Private companies are charging Rs 2,500 an hour to supply water to each tank for an hour. In Puri, drinking water supply has been particularly affected as pumps can’t be operated without electricity. Water supply has also been restored in most areas of the city.

Source: The Telegraph May 09, 2019 01:30 UTC