Central teams assess Cyclone Arnab damage in Andhra Pradesh districts
Two Inter-Ministerial Central teams inspected affected areas in East Godavari and Konaseema to evaluate damage to crops and infrastructure.
Two Inter-Ministerial Central teams inspected areas in East Godavari and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema districts on Saturday to assess damage caused by Cyclone Arnab, according to The Hindu.
The cyclone made landfall near Odalarevu on October 29.
The first team, led by Union Home Ministry Joint Secretary Chittaranjan Das, visited Konaseema and Kakinada. This group included officials from the Ministries of Agriculture, Finance, and Power, alongside A.P. State Disaster Management Authority Director Prakhar Jain.
They inspected paddy, banana, and coconut crops, as well as houses and fishing boats.
A second team, led by Central Water Commission official Kollu Rekharani and Deputy Secretary in the Union Ministry of Rural Development Alok Jawahar, inspected East Godavari. They assessed damage to banana, papaya, and paddy crops near Dommeru village. The team also interacted with farmers in Mandapeta and Kapileswarapuram mandals.
In West Godavari, enumeration recorded damage to over 1.80 lakh acres of paddy and more than 2,500 acres of horticulture crops. Additionally, 4,670 acres of aquaculture ponds were affected, and 460 fishing boats were damaged along the Narsapuram coast.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu estimated the total damage from the cyclone at ₹4,600 crore. In Konaseema, 1,792 thatched houses were partially damaged, while 73,500 coconut trees were uprooted.
The state will pay ₹1,500 for each damaged tree.