Naidu Orders Faster Restoration In Cyclone-Hit Areas
Expedite the restoration of electricity, roads and telecommunications in Cyclone Arnab-hit areas: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday night directed officials to expedite the restoration of electricity, roads and telecommunications in Cyclone Arnab-hit areas, insisting that the work continue until normalcy returned to every affected household and village.
After visiting affected areas, Naidu reviewed the situation with the Chief Secretary, senior officials and district collectors. Officials briefed him on the ground situation as of 8 pm, covering restoration works, crop damage and water inflows into reservoirs and irrigation tanks.
The Chief Minister asked officials to deploy additional electricity personnel from other regions and states, if necessary. Appreciating the efforts of field staff, he urged them to continue working until assistance reached the last affected person. Expressing concern over the slow restoration of mobile networks, he directed telecom companies to speed up their efforts.
Under APEPDCL, power supply had been restored in 4,771 of the 5,400 affected villages, leaving 629 without electricity. In Krishna district, under APCPDCL, supply had resumed in 835 of the 915 affected villages, while 80 remained without power.
The Roads and Buildings Department reported damage to 2,396 km of major district and State roads. West Godavari accounted for 552 km of damaged roads, followed by Konaseema (396 km), East Godavari (372 km), Srikakulam (309 km), Anakapalli (236 km) and Vizianagaram (211 km).
Of the 62 road breaches reported, 22 had been repaired, while 40 remained to be restored. Of 34 damaged road cuttings, 13 had been repaired. Restoration work was completed on 83 of the 102 damaged culverts and cross-drainage structures. All 2,264 fallen trees had been cleared. Traffic had resumed at 99 of the 133 locations where movement was disrupted, while 34 locations remained affected.
Preliminary estimates indicated that agricultural crops spread across 3,33,268 hectares in 16 districts had been affected by the cyclone. West Godavari accounted for the largest area at 76,752 hectares, followed by Kakinada (52,253 hectares), East Godavari (49,959 hectares), Konaseema (46,845 hectares) and Krishna (44,836 hectares). Final estimates of crop losses are awaited.
Horticultural crops across 22,452 hectares in 15 districts were also affected, including 11,229 hectares in Konaseema and 4,423 hectares in East Godavari.
Rainfall between October 26 and 29 brought an estimated 380 TMC of water into the State, according to officials. Reservoirs gained 4.68 TMC, with another 5–6 TMC expected to flow in.
Minor irrigation tanks received 22 TMC, with an additional 8–12 TMC anticipated. Groundwater levels also rose, with the reported increase in water availability estimated at 44 TMC.
Gotta Barrage and Madduvalasa were expected to receive inflows of 16.24 TMC and 12.01 TMC, respectively, over the following five days.
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday night directed officials to expedite the restoration of electricity, roads and telecommunications in Cyclone Arnab-hit areas, insisting that the work continue until normalcy returned to every affected household and village.
After visiting affected areas, Naidu reviewed the situation with the Chief Secretary, senior officials and district collectors. Officials briefed him on the ground situation as of 8 pm, covering restoration works, crop damage and water inflows into reservoirs and irrigation tanks.
The Chief Minister asked officials to deploy additional electricity personnel from other regions and states, if necessary. Appreciating the efforts of field staff, he urged them to continue working until assistance reached the last affected person. Expressing concern over the slow restoration of mobile networks, he directed telecom companies to speed up their efforts.
Under APEPDCL, power supply had been restored in 4,771 of the 5,400 affected villages, leaving 629 without electricity. In Krishna district, under APCPDCL, supply had resumed in 835 of the 915 affected villages, while 80 remained without power.
The Roads and Buildings Department reported damage to 2,396 km of major district and State roads. West Godavari accounted for 552 km of damaged roads, followed by Konaseema (396 km), East Godavari (372 km), Srikakulam (309 km), Anakapalli (236 km) and Vizianagaram (211 km).
Of the 62 road breaches reported, 22 had been repaired, while 40 remained to be restored. Of 34 damaged road cuttings, 13 had been repaired. Restoration work was completed on 83 of the 102 damaged culverts and cross-drainage structures. All 2,264 fallen trees had been cleared. Traffic had resumed at 99 of the 133 locations where movement was disrupted, while 34 locations remained affected.
Preliminary estimates indicated that agricultural crops spread across 3,33,268 hectares in 16 districts had been affected by the cyclone. West Godavari accounted for the largest area at 76,752 hectares, followed by Kakinada (52,253 hectares), East Godavari (49,959 hectares), Konaseema (46,845 hectares) and Krishna (44,836 hectares). Final estimates of crop losses are awaited.
Horticultural crops across 22,452 hectares in 15 districts were also affected, including 11,229 hectares in Konaseema and 4,423 hectares in East Godavari.
Rainfall between October 26 and 29 brought an estimated 380 TMC of water into the State, according to officials. Reservoirs gained 4.68 TMC, with another 5–6 TMC expected to flow in.
Minor irrigation tanks received 22 TMC, with an additional 8–12 TMC anticipated. Groundwater levels also rose, with the reported increase in water availability estimated at 44 TMC.
Gotta Barrage and Madduvalasa were expected to receive inflows of 16.24 TMC and 12.01 TMC, respectively, over the following five days.