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The project is estimated to cost Rs 720 cr. The World Bank is providing 70% of the funds and the remaining 30% by the state govt

Sandeep Sahu June 03, 2021 00:00 IST Power Plan Gone Underground outlookindia.com 2021-06-04T15:21:46+05:30 The idea was first floated—on a limited scale—after the Super Cyclone of October 1999 that left swathes of coastal Odisha without power for weeks. But over two decades later, a cyclone-proof power system along the coastal belt that is routinely ravaged by cyclones remains a pipedream. Cyclone Yaas, which whiplashed the northern coast last week, is a reminder that such a project brooks no delay. The idea was old but the real push for cyclone-res­ilient power in...