A Central government team arrived here on Wednesday to assess the flood damage in Andhra Pradesh due to the recent torrential downpours and deluge, affecting as many as seven districts.
Local officials have prepared the preliminary report on the flood devastation and also readied a route map for the Central team’s tour.
“Officials (local) are explaining the flood situation and the damage it caused to the Central team at the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) office in Tadepalli,” an official release said.
The Central team is meeting with officials from various departments to learn about the havoc wreaked by the deluge, which affected West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla and Palnadu districts.
The team was apprised of the devastation caused by the Budameru rivulet in Vijayawada, besides the various relief activities undertaken by the state government.
Additionally, the state government has also constituted 1,700 teams to work for the damage caused by the recent floods in the Krishna river.
It has been learnt that the teams will comprise a deputy tahsildar, revenue inspector, ward assistant and a policeman and others.
Reports suggest that a special app has been developed to keep track of the damage estimates.
As per a preliminary estimate of the officials, a total of 2,50,000 houses have been damaged in the floods.
Those families, which will not be present at home when the enumeration teams come visiting can get their damage assessed later. They can take help from public representatives concerned.
CM Naidu is, reportedly, closely monitoring the relief measures and steps are being taken to rectify any lapses in helping the flood victims.
Top priority has been given to cleaning up not only the flooded streets but also houses.
The farmers incurred a huge loss, and the state government would help them to come out of the crisis.
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