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Flood leaves nearly 50 lakh people without power

UNB . Dhaka
24 Aug 2024 20:27:07 | Update: 24 Aug 2024 21:07:16
Flood leaves nearly 50 lakh people without power
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Flooding has caused a major disruption in electricity supply, affecting 49,71,321 people across 11 Palli Bidyut Samity areas. 

The flood has led to the closure of 17 sub-stations, out of a total of 163.

The impacted Palli Bidyut Samity areas include Chandpur-1, Noakhali, Feni, Lakshmipur, Cumilla-2, Cumilla-4, Chattogram-2, Chattogram-3, Cox's Bazar, Moulvibazar, and Brahmanbaria.

According to Power Division statistics, the shutdown of 60 electricity feeders has left the affected population without power.

 

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