Tamil Nadu sends 500 power staff and 90 NDRF personnel to Andhra Pradesh
The deployment follows a request from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to assist with cyclone relief and power restoration.
Tamil Nadu has deployed 500 electricity department personnel and 90 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel to Andhra Pradesh to assist with rescue, relief, and power restoration operations ahead of Cyclone Murasu, according to reports by Deccan Chronicle and Hindustan Times.
Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister R. Nirmal Kumar said on Monday that 500 personnel were sent in 25 teams with essential equipment. The deployment follows a request from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.
Chandrababu Naidu, who said on X that he had spoken to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to seek manpower and machinery to restore damaged power infrastructure.
The NDRF deployment includes three teams of 30 personnel each from the 4th Battalion near Arakkonam. These teams will be stationed in the Nellore, Prakasam, and Markapuram districts to carry out emergency rescue operations and clear debris.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that Cyclone Murasu strengthened into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal on Monday. The storm is expected to make landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast between 11:30 pm on Monday and 4 am on Tuesday, November 3.
The IMD forecast wind speeds of 100 to 110 kmph during landfall, with gusts reaching up to 120 kmph. In Tamil Nadu, district administrations in Chennai and Tiruvallur declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on Monday due to the forecast of heavy rain.