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Cyclone Montha Recovery: Telangana Rolls Out Relief, Andhra Sets Loss at ₹5,244 Crore

States prioritise drainage, field surveys, Centre funding requests.

Overview

  • After aerial surveys, Telangana announced ₹10,000 per acre for crop losses, ₹5 lakh to bereaved families, ₹15,000 for submerged homes, with Indiramma housing for the worst‑hit.
  • Preliminary Telangana assessment lists damage to 4.47 lakh acres affecting about 2.53 lakh farmers, with Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda worst hit and at least six deaths reported.
  • Andhra Pradesh submitted a preliminary report estimating ₹5,244 crore in losses, citing 4,794 km of damaged R&B roads, 1.38 lakh hectares of crop loss and 1,36,907 people housed in 1,464 relief camps.
  • Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed rapid drainage of waterlogged fields using satellite and drone mapping, ordered paddy shifted to safe storage and said he will seek Central assistance.
  • Restoration advanced as Telangana reported most damaged substations and 33 kV lines back online while both governments continued damage enumeration across crops, livestock, sand deposits and infrastructure.