Crops across 1.4 lakh hectares damaged in Andhra 'Cyclone Murasu'

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said the damage caused by Cyclone Murasu was estimated at Rs 1,919 crore, according to preliminary assessments.

Naidu reviewed the post-cyclone situation with officials late on Thursday and directed them to expedite relief and restoration work.

He stressed the need to ensure uninterrupted electricity and drinking water supply



and repair damaged roads, while ensuring that farmers and residents faced no hardship following two consecutive cyclones — Arnab and Murasu.

“We will visit cyclone-affected areas in Bapatla and Guntur districts to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Murasu. Preliminary estimates have put the state’s losses at around Rs 1,918.5 crore,” Naidu said in an official press release late on Thursday.