Firefighters busy clearing a fallen tree in Sattari. Captured by : Uday Sawant
VALPOI
Cyclone Tauktae struck with fury in Sattari, causing extensive damage to many houses, power supply and plantations in the taluka.
Power supply to many villages in Sattari taluka was completely cut off and efforts have been underway on Monday to restore power supply to the affected areas.
An official at the Valpoi electricity department office said the losses to electrical equipment in Sattari taluka would be around Rs 15-20 lakh.
“About 10 poles have been damaged and several power lines have been broken. Power supply has been cut off in many villages even on Monday and work is underway to restore the power supply. Going by the extent of damage and disruption to electrical equipment, power supply in all villages is expected to be restored by Tuesday evening,” said the Valpoi electricity assistant engineer.
There was also extensive damage to agriculture and plantations in the taluka.
Several banana, mango, cashew, coconut and betel nut cultivations were damaged by the cyclone on Saturday evening and Sunday.
Valpoi Zonal Agricultural Officer Vishwanath Gawas said two teams have been appointed to visit the affected areas in Sattari taluka to assess the damage and to submit a report.
Mobile network connectivity was also disrupted from Sunday till Monday noon, several affecting mobile communications in Sattari taluka
Many roads in the taluka were blocked at many places as trees got uprooted and came crashing down. Valpoi Fire officer Santosh Gawas said the Valpoi fire station attended to about 45 calls in different parts of tha taluka.
