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UNB, Barisal

Power supply through the Rural Electrification Board (REB) has not yet been resumed in most of the cyclone affected areas in the Barisal region.

The extent of damages in the power sector has surpassed Tk 100 core and over 50,000 customers have been affected.

REB sources said the catastrophic cyclone 'Sidr' damaged some 20,000 km power lines out of the 25,000 km and 30,000 electricity meters under different Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) in nine districts of Barisal circle including Barisal, Patuakhali, Barguna, Pirojpur, Bhola, Jhalakati, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Gopalganj. REB superintending engineer of Barisal circle informed the cyclone also nearly 65 percent houses of their customers and it has become very difficult to connect them with electricity supply until the damaged houses are repaired.