Later the Chief Minister visited Matrevu village in Mogalthur Mandal, which was severely affected by Cyclone Arnab.The Chief Minister interacted with people taking shelter at the cyclone relief centre in the village. Women shared their concerns and described the anxiety they experienced when the cyclone crossed the coast. When Fishermen from the Vasista Godavari region explained their problems to the Chief Minister he assured them that their grievances would be addressed.The Chief Minister directed officials to desilt the canal near the sea mouth and make it suitable for fishermen to carry out fishing activities.
Later addressing media persons at cyclone relief shelter at Matrevu village the Chief Minister said the government took comprehensive measures to prevent loss of life and property. He said that he conducted several teleconferences with field-level staff and continuously alerted the entire administration and conducted review meetings throughout the night to ensure that cyclone warnings were issued without delay and made every effort to restore normalcy in cyclone-affected areas.However, unfortunately, seven people lost their lives. He said more than 15,000 electricity poles have collapsed across the affected areas and assured to completely restore power supply by tomorrow evening.Priority will be given to restoring electricity to households first, followed by agricultural fields, the Chief Minister added.
The Chief Minister said Steps are being taken to restore communication services immediately.As many as 12,500 trees were uprooted in West Godavari district alone.The debris of fallen trees will be cleared at the earliest. Coconut plantations and paddy crops have also suffered damage.
The Chief Minister said the government have submitted a preliminary report to the Centre estimating cyclone-related losses at Rs 4,600 crore. He said yhe families of those who lost their lives in the cyclone will be provided compensation of ₹5 lakh each.The government will extend full support to farmers whose crops have been submerged in floodwater.Fishermen who suffered losses due to the cyclone will also be supported by the government.Farmers have suffered severe losses due to uprooted coconut trees. Justice will be ensured to them as well.
The Chief Minister said the government initiated relief and rehabilitation measures on priority.Essential ration supplies, including rice and other commodities announced by the government, are being distributed to all affected families.A comprehensive assessment of cyclone damage will be completed soon, and a detailed report will be submitted to the Centre.Our objective is to ensure justice and assistance to every last person affected by the cyclone.
Despite local body elections being scheduled, we have given priority to resolving the problems of people in cyclone-affected areas, the Chief Minister said. He said the second instalment of funds under the PM-KISAN Annadata Sukhibhava scheme was credited to farmers' bank accounts today.We had promised to provide ₹20,000 per farmer annually in three instalments.Accordingly, ₹7,000 has been credited to farmers' accounts today as the second instalment of the second year.We are undertaking Godavari Delta modernisation works to prevent flooding and minimise the impact of such disasters.
After the media interaction, the Chief Minister distributed ration supplies to cyclone-affected families.Along with rice, he distributed essential commodities including red gram dal, cooking oil and potatoes to the affected people.
