Amaravati: The loss on account of the heavy rains and flash floods that wreaked havoc in many parts of Andhra Pradesh in the second week of October is estimated at Rs 6,368 crore. The rains claimed 50 lives. The state government submitted a report to this effect to the seven-member Central team led by Saurav Ray, Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The team is on a two-day visit to the affected areas to assess the extent of damage caused due to rains and floods. Government chief secretary Neelam Sawhney explained to them the overall picture. According to the officials, 45 people were killed in rain-related incidents like wall collapse, drowning and landslides. Five more went missing and they could not be traced, despite the best possible search and rescue efforts by NDRF and SDRF. Crop loss occurred in 2,12,588 hectares. In all, 8,784 houses were fully damaged in the affected districts. Road network, rural water supply schemes, irrigation tanks and drainage systems in urban local bodies suffered extensive damage. The state government requested the Centre to immediately release Rs 5,279.11 crore towards flood relief and restoration of damaged infrastructure, including Rs 840.07 crore for temporary restoration… Read full this story
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