The supply of both auto and cooking fuels has resumed across cyclone affected Puri, Khordha, and Cuttack districts, according to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan.

“Fuel dispensing began within 24 hours of Cyclone Fani. As of today, 232 out of 234 filling stations in Puri, Khordha, and Cuttack districts are functional and the remaining two would be operational by tomorrow…Additional measures have been taken to manage the rush of two-wheelers in Puri city, while normalcy has been restored in Nimapada, Brahmagiri and Satyabadi regions,” Pradhan tweeted.

“The current sales of fuel in Puri district has reached 3 lakh litres per day, which is close to the normal consumption levels. Two hundred out of 234 filling stations have suffered severe damage due to Cyclone Fani. Plans have been drawn up for their restoration. All 162 LPG distribution centres in the cyclone affected districts of Puri, Khordha, and Cuttack are operational. There is enough stock to meet demand in the affected districts,” he said.

“There is adequate stock of kerosene to meet any future demand from the state government and adequate arrangements would be made for delivering in Cyclone Fani affected regions,” he added.

Pradhan also said eight mobile bowsers have been pressed into service for door-step delivery of fuel to institutions such as government offices, banks, telecom operators, and hospitals for interrupted power availability.

In another tweet, the Ministry of Power said the maximum power supplied to Bhubaneswar on Thursday was 104 MW. In Cuttack, 103 MW of power was supplied and efforts are on to restore 100 per cent normalcy in power supply in Fani affected areas.

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