New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrived in Visakhapatnam today to personally assess the massive devastation caused by Cyclone Hudhud and will undertake an aerial survey of the affected areas.
Shortly after undertaking an aerial survey, Modi announced an interim relief package of Rs 1,000 crore for the cyclone affected areas. I want to announce an interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore. After a detailed survey, we will give whatever further assistance is required, he said.
Modi also announced a compensation of Rs two lakhs for those who lost their lives in the calamity and Rs 50,000 for the injured. The technology used by the Met Department helped in predicting the cyclone and a detailed survey will soon be done to assess damage, PM said.
Modi arrived at around 1:40 pm and was received by Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, central government ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Ashok Gajapati Raju. Naidu has claimed that the state has suffered damages worth thousands of crores.
He said that the Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited has suffered damages worth Rs 40,000 crores, 16,000 electric poles were knocked down and around 6,000 transformers damaged.
The PM will hold a meeting with Naidu who will apprise him of the situation in the state.
He will later undertake an aerial survey of the affected areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to accompany him during the aerial survey over southern Odisha districts.
Flight services have been affected after the roof of Visakhapatnam airport was blown off. The airport has now been shut for repairs. Even though the runway has not been damaged, it will be another few days before flight services can resume.
Bureau Report
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