Karnataka government has agreed to provide man power assistance to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to restore electricity supply in cyclone Hudhud hit parts of that state.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu spoke to his counterpart in Karnataka Siddaramaiah and sought the state's assistance to restore normalcy in coastal Andhra Pradesh that bore the brunt of the cyclone yesterday, an official release said.
It said Naidu apprised the Chief Minister of the magnitude of the destruction the cyclone has caused to power supply in cyclone hit districts as electric poles and transformers have been damaged and sought assistance in restoring them.
Immediately responding to the request,Siddaramaiah agreed to send engineers and technical staff from Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation and other power supply companies to assist in restoration work, it added.
Mohapatra said power supply would be restored in most of the district headquarters and towns in the four worst-hit districts by this evening.
For the people in rural and interior parts of the four worst-hit districts, power supply would, however, be restored in three to four days.
"In Southco area, 24 transformers, 600 electric poles and 75-km of electric wire have been damaged due to the cyclone," he said, adding restoration teams have already started work and priority is being given to restore power supply to hospitals, district collector's office and water supply units.
Ruling out the possibility of flood, the SRC said though the water level has risen in Bansadhara, Rusikulya and Nagabali rivers, there is no flood situation.
The state government has engaged NDRF and ODRAF personnel in road clearing and road repair works.
As per the CM's direction, 30 teams of fire service personnel have been sent to Andhra Pradesh with machinery to clear roads and tree cutting, the SRC said.
Replying to a question, he said there will be no impact of the cyclone from tomorrow. Priority is being given to repair and restoration of roads in bye-election bound Kandhamal district where polling is scheduled on October 15.
The three deceased in Odisha were identified as Puja Mallick (6) and Hemant Mallick (11) of Magarkanda village in Kendrapara district and a 42-year-old fisherman Sudulu Goraya of Penthakata in Puri district, Mohapatra said.
Meanwhile, cyclone Hudhud weakened into deep depression while moving northwards and lay centered over south Chhattisgarh and neighbourhood, about 90-km south of Raipur, the MeT office here said.
It would move northwards for next 12 hours and then north-northeastwards. It will weaken into a depression during next 3 hours and into a well marked low pressure area during subsequent 12 hours.
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