Protests erupt over slow pace of relief work in Titli-hit areas

Visakhapatnam | Monday | 15th October, 2018

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Naidu had camped in Palasa from October 12 to 14, directly supervising the cyclone relief work. “We need at least four to five days to restore power supply to the remaining mandals and villages, as nearly 35,000 electricity poles were uprooted. Due to the protests after the cyclone, the MLA finally visited our area.”When contacted, Palasa MLA Sivaji admitted that people of Mamidipalli had staged a protest on the highway against the slow pace of the relief work.The MLA admitted that work on the assessment of the cyclone damage began on Monday. We need to lay new lines in many areas,” Jain said. Similarly, 800 of 1,800 villages in the district also got electricity..