Andhra Pradesh CM conducts aerial survey of areas hit by Cyclone Murasu
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inspected Guntur, Bapatla and Prakasam districts to address water-logging and infrastructure damage.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu conducted an aerial survey of rain-affected areas in Guntur, Bapatla and Prakasam districts on Wednesday, according to reports by The Hindu and ThePrint. The survey focused on regions impacted by severe cyclonic storm Murasu, which has caused an estimated loss of Rs 343 crore.
The cyclone has affected 465 villages across seven districts and damaged crops spread over 52,000 hectares. During the survey, the Chief Minister inspected areas including Chilakaluripeta, Ongole, Kothapatnam, Chinnaganjam, Chirala and Bapatla.
Following the inspection, Naidu held a review meeting at the Real Time Governance Society (RTGS). He directed District Collectors to take immediate steps to drain stagnant rainwater and clear water-logging in Karamchedu, Kothapatnam, Chirala, Chilakaluripet and Parchur to ensure vehicular movement is not affected.
Officials informed the Chief Minister that heavy rain is continuing in tribal areas of Eluru district, specifically in Buttayagudem, Velerupadu, Polavaram, Jeelugumilli and Koyyalagudem. The Eluru District Collector reported that minor irrigation tanks are overflowing in some areas.
Separately, the Chief Minister met with an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Wednesday regarding drought conditions in Rayalaseema. Naidu stated that the state has declared 388 mandals across 21 districts as drought-affected and will submit a detailed report to the Centre within a week.