Central team inspects cyclone damage at Uppada Coast

Kakinada: An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT-Team I) on Sunday inspected the damage caused by Cyclone Arnab along Uppada coast and at Fishing Harbour in Kakinada district to assess the losses.

The central team visited the affected areas along with State Disaster Management Authority Managing Director Prakhar Jain, Joint Collector Apoorva Bharat and other officials. During visit, the team inspected cyclone-hit stretches of Uppada coastline, areas affected by strong sea waves and coastal protection structures. The members also enquired about the impact of the cyclone on the livelihoods of fishermen. Later, the team visited the Fishing Harbour and gathered details from officials about the damage caused to fishermen, fishing operations and infrastructure facilities at harbour.

Joint Collector Bharat explained damage to buildings, infrastructure and other properties caused by the cyclone. District officials also briefed the central team on precautionary measures taken before the cyclone, relief and restoration activities undertaken afterwards, losses suffered by fishermen and the ongoing damage assessment process by various government departments.

The central team recorded the damage during its field visit and stated that the findings would be incorporated into its report to be submitted to the government.

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Deekshitula Subrahmanyam

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Deekshitula RV Subrahmanyam is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, along with Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts. A journalist with experience of over three decades, he began his career as a Telugu mofussil reporter in 1991. He writes extensively on politics, tribal affairs, rural development, tourism, development, and human-interest stories He is the author of the six-part Telugu prose Ramayana Sitarama Kathasudha and has received several literary and journalistic honours, including the JCI Young Writer Award, Vadlamudi Rammohan Rao Memorial Award and Madduri Annapurnayya Memorial Award.

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