Bhubaneswar: Unable to get power and water even nine days after Cyclone Fani ravaged coastal Odisha, angry people blocked roads at many places, including the state capital Bhubaneswar, on Sunday, demanding that the authorities address their problems quickly. At several places, demonstrators alleged that the restoration work was hampered by a lack of management and coordination among various government agencies, thereby compounding the miseries of the cyclone-affected people. Despite the state government saying it is trying to speed up efforts to restore electricity, water supply and telecom facilities, large number of areas remained in the dark for the tenth day since May 3, when the cyclone made landfall near Puri.

The extremely severe cyclone has killed 43 people, affected over 1.5 crore and left over five lakh with a permanent roof in 14,000 villages in 14 districts. Not seeing much improvement in their situation has made people angry and impatient, who are now coming out on streets to protest against authorities. Though the state government has claimed it has restored electricity and drinking water supply lines in Bhubaneswar and urban areas of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack districts, people on Sunday blocked roads in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Khurda districts, besides the state capital. As Bhubaneswar witnessed protests in Samantrapur, Nuagaon and Lingipur areas, traffic on Bhubaneswar-Puri highway was hit for some time, police said.