Bhubaneswar, Nov 2: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday informed that power supply has been restored to 99.05 per cent of consumers affected by cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods in eight districts of southern Odisha.

In a post on social media platform X, Majhi said electricity supply has been fully restored in Boudh, Rayagada, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts.

All 33 kV and 11 kV feeders, along with 33/11 kV substations, have also been made operational in the four districts.

The Chief Minister said the administration and energy department officials are working on a war footing for electricity restoration in the remaining affected areas.

Meanwhile, TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) CEO Amit Kumar Garg, accompanied by senior officials, visited cyclone-affected areas of Aska, Seragada and Sanakhemundi in Ganjam district to review ongoing power restoration work and assess the situation on the ground.

He also met frontline personnel, reviewed the restoration activities and discussed the challenges being faced by teams in the affected areas.

Around 6,500 personnel have been deployed across southern Odisha to support the restoration operations. The teams are backed by approximately 400 vehicles, six mobile distribution substations and 16 transit stores to facilitate the movement of personnel, equipment and essential materials.