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These people will be deployed in erecting electric poles and draw wire on them which would facilitate the state to restore power supply in a time-bound manner, he said. “I am not certain when exactly all areas will be provided electricity supply. Padhi said Odisha has requested the Centre to send 5,000 skilled manpower from neighbouring West Bengal, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. According to an official, the toll in the cyclone, which hit the state Friday, rose to 37 on Tuesday with two more death reported in Cuttack district as the struggle to restore power, drinking water and telecom infrastructure continued. On Tuesday, the Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government sought the Centre’s help in restoration power and telecom services in Puri and Khurda districts, worst hit by Cyclone Fani, because of the shortage of skilled manpower, an official said..