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PM visits cyclone-ravaged Vizag; AP gets
Rs 1,000-cr aid Hyderabad, October 14 Modi, who arrived in Visakhapatnam this afternoon to take stock of the situation and review the rescue and relief operations in the aftermath of the cyclone Hudhud, also announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh to the kith and kin of the cyclone victims. Modi was accompanied by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Ashok Gajapathiraju on aerial survey. Soon after his arrival, the Prime Minister inspected Visakhapatnam Airport which was badly damaged in the cyclone with its passenger terminals being ravaged and the roof being blown away. Visakhapatnam, the coastal city of 20 lakh population and headquarters of Eastern Naval Command, bore the brunt as cyclone Hudhud made a landfall near the city on Sunday. It left a trail of death and destruction in three coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, claiming 24 lives, damaging crops and snapping communication and power lines in the region.The Prime Minister reviewed the situation with Naidu and top officials of the state government. Naidu urged the Centre to declare cyclone Hudhud as a national calamity and sought an immediate assistance of Rs 2,000 crore to take up relief and rehabilitation works. After the review meeting, Modi announced that the Centre would constitute teams of officials to visit the cyclone-hit areas and submit a report on the damage incurred by each sector. Allotment of funds would be done based on these reports, he said, adding: “During my US trip, I had said that Visakhapatnam will be developed as a smart city but unfortunately the city has incurred huge losses. We stand by the Andhra Pradesh government in this hour of crisis.” Central teams to take stock of damage
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After undertaking an aerial survey of the cyclone-battered coastal Andhra Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced an interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore to the state government to take up immediate relief and rehabilitation measures. 