Amaravati, Dec 17 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the devastation created by Phethai cyclone in the Real Time Governance centre in the Secretariat here with officials here on Monday.
The Chief Minister advised the officials to take up a case study of cyclones with proper documentation to be well prepared in advance to meet the future challenges during cyclones. He said electrical poles should be geo tagged to identify the damaged poles and to restore them immediately.
He said officials should be able to gauge the probable damage basing on wind velocity in advance to take up relief measures immediately. Earlier, the officials including district Collectors of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam explained on the cyclone damage and present situation in their respective districts. The officials said that crops in 14,000 hectares damaged and 300 sheep perished. They said the highest rainfall of 160 mm was recorded in Tallarevu. The officials said more than 2000 officials were deployed in cyclone prone areas. The officials said that they organised a mock drill in cyclone affected villages to bring awareness among people.