Staff Reporter :
The Power Distribution System was seriously disrupted on Saturday in cyclone-hit areas like Chittagong, Noakhali, Bhola, Cox’s Bazar, Comilla and other coastal districts.
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) sources said, the power supply was suspended immediately after the cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’ hit the Barisal-Chittagong coast near Chittagong at noon.
The distribution system went off with the starting of the storm in the areas, and we had to shut down some of them as part of our pre-cautionary measures to avoid major disaster, PDB Director Saiful Hasan said.
He said, the PDB and other power entities were instructed to take precautionary measures before ‘Roanu’ struck. We are getting reports that power distribution suffered a major setback.
Saiful Hasan said, it will be clear about the effect of the storm on the power system when the cyclone will be over.
He said, the power distribution entities are ready for repair work to restore the affected power transmission and distribution systems.
