AP: Central team inspects cyclone-hit crop fields in Kakinada Dist.

Kakinada, Nov 1 (UNI) A four-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Sunday inspected paddy fields damaged by Cyclone Arnab in Kakinada district and interacted with farmers to assess the crop losses and their demands for compensation and relief. The team, headed by Chittaranjan Das, Joint Secretary in the union Ministry of Home Affairs, visited cyclone-affected villages in Thallarevu and Kajuluru mandals. Earlier, the team visited an exhibition of photographs depicting cyclone damage at the Kakinada Collectorate. District Collector M N Harendhira Prasad explained the precautionary measures taken by the administration to alert officials and the public ahead of the cyclone,…