<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Power supply to 2.22 crore consumers of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB), out of its total 3.58 crore, has been suspended following the landfall of cyclone Remal on Sunday (May 26, 2024).</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to a top official of the BREB, these consumers are living in the areas belonging to 61 Palli Biduyt Samities (PBSs), out of a total 81.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The areas where power supply remained off till Monday since the hit of the cyclone are mainly located in the coastal belt of the country,” he told UNB.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He, however, said mainly the power transmission was halted to those cyclone-hit areas as part of a cautionary measure to avoid any accident.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the improvement of the situation, gradually the power transmission and distribution system will be checked and restored, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He noted that it’s still not clear how much damages were caused by cyclone Remal. “We’re now receiving information from the cyclone affected areas,” he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources took some measures including opening control rooms on Sunday to deal with the cyclone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>