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). 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. “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. Impact of Cyclone Remal: Rain disrupts commute for office workers, students in Dhaka He, however, said mainly the power transmission was halted to those cyclone-hit areas as part of a cautionary measure to avoid any accident. With the improvement of the situation, gradually the power transmission and distribution system will be checked and restored, he added. Cyclone Remal: 2 die as roof collapses in Barishal 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. Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources took some measures including opening control rooms on Sunday to deal with the cyclone.

Deputy Minister of Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim on Saturday said all the officials of the Water Development Board as well as public representatives have been instructed to continue rehabilitation work in the cyclone-hit areas even during the Eid holidays.   "Army have started work in the four worst-hit areas of Satkhira and Bagerhat since Friday. We have already canceled the leave of the officials concerned of the Water Development Board. They are still working with the public representatives and locals in a coordinated manner,” he said while inspecting the progress of Naria river bank conservation work in Shariatpur.   The Deputy Minister noted that old dams will be transformed into super-dykes. “As part of the initiative undertaken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, we are turning all the 40-50 year-old dams into super dyke.”    He also mentioned that projects worth TK 3,800 crores are on 10 of 139 polders in the coastal area are underay. “Six more projects will go to ECNEC soon.”    Water Development Board Chief Engineer Tofail Ahmed and Project Director Abdul Hakim were also present on the occasion alongside representatives of Khulna Shipyard and Bengal Group.    Referring to the labor crisis, Deputy Minister Shamim said, "Even in the midst of the Corona crisis, we have been carrying out project activities in Naria since April 19 with about 1,500-1,600 workers."   Later the Deputy Minister distributed about Tk 620,000 in 20 mosques and graveyards on behalf of the government at the Upazila Parishad auditorium.    He also distributed Eid gifts (food items) on behalf of the Bangladesh Awami League among more than 4,000 people of Naria Upazila at the premises of Naria Shaheed Minar.