Suryaa News Desk: Slug: cyclone-arnab-damage-compensation-ap-cm-chandrababu-naidu-key-orders-crop-loss-enumeration-details Surya State Bureau, Amaravati: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu conducted a high-level review with senior officials on the damage caused by Cyclone 'Arnab' which hit the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh and issued key orders. The CM assured that the farmers who lost everything due to the storm and the homeless people will be supported in every possible way and made it clear that there will be no laxity in providing compensation. Estimation of war-wise crop loss (enumeration): As soon as the flood water recedes, the CM ordered that the officials of agriculture, horticulture and revenue departments should visit the field jointly and carry out crop damage enumeration in a transparent manner. "Government will stand by the rice farmers who have suffered severe losses due to inundation of paddy fields and the farmers of horticultural plantations such as coconut, banana and betel leaf which have been heavily damaged.
Not even a single deserving farmer's name should be missed in the list," he told the officials. It is suggested that the details of damaged crops should be immediately compared with the e-crop data and the lists should be displayed in the village secretariats. Immediate financial assistance for loss of infrastructure and houses: The Chief Minister ordered immediate financial assistance to the collapsed houses and damaged homes due to the storm. It has been clarified that the government should immediately release compensation to the families of the deceased, farmers who lost their cattle and lives.
The District Collectors were ordered to restore the electricity network and supply drinking water through tankers to avoid congestion, remove the trees and poles that fell on the war-like roads and restore traffic. The CM explained that they will send a report to the central government on the damage caused by the storm and seek adequate financial assistance.