Bhubaneswar, May 11 -- By Ashutosh Mishra
Bhubaneswar: Reconstruction in the wake of havoc wreaked by cyclone Fani is by far the biggest challenge chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has faced since he took up the reins of the state in 2000.
The initial years of Patnaik's first stint in power were devoted to rebuilding infrastructure damaged by the 1999 super-cyclone which had left the coast in tatters. Apart from killing around 10,000 people the gale had taken a heavy toll of infrastructure, especially power structures and small and medium industries. Lakhs had been rendered homeless and jobless.
The Congress government, which was in power in the state when the super-cyclone hit the coast, had incurred the wrath of people for failing to rise...