After 5 hours of the event of the cataclysm in the national grid, electricity started reaching areas of Dhaka eventually.
The Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources informed that electricity is gradually being restored in the areas under the DESCO power distribution.
In the meantime, the electricity supply has been partially initiated in Mirpur, Airport, Gulshan, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, and the Tongi area.
This information was informed through a facebook post on Tuesday.
According to the post, 208 MW of load has already been received. Hospitals and emergency services are being given priority for power supply. The engineers of the electricity department have been working relentlessly to restore electricity in all areas as soon as possible.