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As the entire district has clayish soil, we witness a number of standing electric poles being affected during the process. Tiruvarur: Food minister R Kamaraj has said the restoration works on broken or fallen electric poles have damaged a lot of unaffected poles too in the cyclone-ravaged areas. A total of Rs 9.16 crore has been credited to the savings account of 20,078 families in cyclone damages for their property loss in Tiruvarur district, he added.“Restoration of electric poles and power supply are a big challenge. Rural areas, however, are yet to catch up, with only 52 % of reparation finished, the minister said. District collector L Nirmal Raj and revenue officials and other department authorities took part in the meeting..