Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written a formal letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, apprising him of the massive devastation caused by successive cyclones, including Cyclone Murasu, which severely battered Andhra Pradesh within a span of a single week. The Chief Minister has urgently appealed for immediate interim financial assistance from the Central Government to support affected families, farmers, and fishermen, and to restore normalcy across the state.
Crop and Asset Loss during Cyclone and AP’s Demands
In his letter, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu stated that the cyclone caused extensive damage to the state’s agricultural and horticultural sectors. According to the primary assessment reports submitted to the Centre, Cyclone Murasu wreaked havoc across agricultural lands, destroying crops over 1,43,122 hectares and impacting 1,86,063 farmers. The estimated loss to the agricultural sector alone stands at Rs 874.96 crores. Additionally, horticultural crops across 6,504.38 hectares were damaged, affecting 12,178 farmers with losses amounting to Rs 337.10 crores.
State Urges Immediate Central Aid to Expedite Relief and Rebuilding Efforts
Overall Initial Estimates place the total direct damage caused by the storm at approximately Rs 1,919.59 crores. Highlighting the scale of distress, Naidu urged the Union Home Ministry to release immediate interim funds to expedite rescue, relief, and rehabilitation operations. He noted that a comprehensive, final damage report detailing all sectors will be submitted to the Centre within the next 15 days. The state government is banking on prompt central intervention to bring relief to those who lost their livelihoods and to accelerate rebuilding efforts in the storm-hit regions.
Livelihood Disruption Across Coastal Andhra
Beyond the agricultural toll, torrential rains and high-speed winds left a trail of severe infrastructure destruction across coastal districts. Preliminary reports indicate extensive damage to essential public assets, including downed power lines, uprooted electric poles, breached irrigation canals, and severely washed-out rural roads, which temporarily snapped transport and power links across hundreds of villages.
The disaster also severely disrupted coastal livelihoods, heavily impacting fishing communities through damaged boats, lost gear, and flooded coastal habitations. Thousands of residential houses suffered partial or total structural collapse, forcing the administration to shift over 28,000 vulnerable residents into temporary relief centers. State authorities have deployed 16 NDRF and 11 SDRF teams to coordinate rescue, clear debris, and restore emergency drinking water and power grids. Naidu emphasized that rapid central aid is crucial to rebuild critical infrastructure and rehabilitate displaced families quickly.
The article is authored by Kola Haribabu, senior journalist
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