CM Naidu 'Andhra suffers Rs 5,265 cr loss in Cyclone Montha

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that the State suffered a loss of at least Rs 5,265 crore during the recent severe cyclonic storm Montha.

Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister listed out the losses suffered across sectors and



departments.

The Roads and Buildings Department (R&B) suffered a loss of Rs 2,079 crore, he said. “Altogether, Rs 5,265 crore loss was incurred, according to the preliminary estimates we have done. Out of this, loss in agriculture was Rs 829 crore, horticulture Rs 40 crore, sericulture Rs 65 lakh,” Naidu said.