Michaung, a severe cyclonic storm that made landfall near bapatla in andhra pradesh on tuesday afternoon, triggered torrential rains and left a trail of destruction in at least six coastal districts, causing extensive damage to standing crops and disrupting transport and communication networks, according to officials.

Winds gusting from 90 to 110 kilometers per hour blasted the shoreline, and the storm is forecast to gradually decrease, according to an official from the state's cyclone warning center. severe rains drenched the districts of Chittoor, Nellore, Prakasam, guntur, bapatla, and Krishna, while the india Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of severe rainfall throughout the coastal and rayalaseema areas over the next 24 hours. On tuesday afternoon, heavy rains fell in west godavari and Konaseema districts.

According to officials, trees and power poles were uprooted in numerous locations along the shore, and relief workers are working to clear them. "Standing crops on thousands of acres have been damaged," an agricultural department official said. The state administration has dispatched 50 special teams to bapatla alone to assist with storm recovery efforts. people from low-lying regions have been relocated to relief camps built up at local schools and government offices. As a precaution, around 1,350 residents in the bapatla area have been evacuated to 27 relief camps.

P Ranjit Bhasha, the district collector of bapatla, directed authorities to visit 111 villages where the cyclone's damage was severe. Meanwhile, agricultural department personnel are inspecting crop damage on the ground. people in coastal locations like Repalle, Vemuru, bapatla, and Nizampatnam have been advised not to venture out.

The water became turbulent in Suryalanka's guntur district, with 2-meter-high waves crashing against the coast. The sea also rose a few meters owing to the cyclone's influence on coastal towns such as bapatla, Repalle, and Nizampatnam, according to meteorology service authorities.

Meanwhile, satya Kumar, a 35-year-old police constable from the 11th Battalion, died in Bhakharapeta, kadapa district, after an uprooted tree fell on him while he was riding his motorbike to work, according to authorities.

Agriculture and horticulture crops were extensively damaged in the districts of Tirupati, Nellore, kadapa, Prakasam, bapatla, Krishna, NTR, and Konaseema. Aside from rice, horticulture crops such as bananas were harmed.

Chief minister jagan mohan reddy-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>ys jagan mohan reddy convened a review meeting and urged authorities to ensure that no lives were lost and that property damage was minimized.

As a preventive measure, officials informed him that 9,500 people had been relocated to 211 relief camps in coastal regions. He urged the energy department to restore electricity as soon as possible, and authorities were told to provide relief supplies to those in relief camps within 48 hours. According to a CMO message, he also asked them to enlist village volunteers to count cyclone-related losses.

Meanwhile, the South Central Railway has announced the cancellation of 305 trains in the coastal Andhra area between december 2 and 8, as well as the redirection of 11 trains to other routes, according to a press statement. Due to severe rains, aviation travel has been halted in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.

As part of the relief efforts, the state government purchased 97,000 tonnes of paddy on Sunday, while 650,000 tonnes were relocated to safe storage facilities. There have been 181 aid camps established. In each of the eight districts, five NDRF and five SDRF teams have been deployed. Each family housed in relief camps would get 2,500 when they returned home, and individuals would receive 1,000 to compensate for lost wages. In addition, the households would get 25 kg of rice, lentils, palm oil, onions, and potatoes.
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Cyclone Michaung

SIBY JEYYA

06/12/2023 07:00 AM