Actor and Hindupur MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna donated 30 lakh rupees, 20 tonnes of rice and medicines for the people of Coastal Andhra who are suffering due to Hudhud Cyclone effect.
The loss to property in Vizag has been unheard of in the past. Though the extent of damage is less in Odhisha when compared to Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh is in a deplorable state of affairs with huge losses in terms of vehicles and buildings.
Normalcy is slowly returning to this port city Wednesday, three days after it was battered by cyclonic storm as authorities intensified relief operations with focus on provision of essential commodities.
Vizag has not only lost people and property, but also its brand image. The officials have been maintaining that the extent of damage is very hard to calculate in the coming days.
Deputy CLP leader in Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir has accused the State Government of harassing the common people in the name of Telangana State Food Security Cards for the poor.
It looks like a season of defections in Telangana. More and more MLAs from the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party are evincing interest in joining the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, obviously to get benefits of the power.
The very severe cyclonic storm 'Hudhud' couldn't have come at a much worse time for Andhra Pradesh in general and Visakhapatnam, the 'city of destiny', in particular.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Ponnala Lakshmaiah on Tuesday accused the TRS Government of having failed to come to the rescue of families of farmers who had committed suicide out of distress.
Senior Congress leader and former minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Tuesday was all praise for Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao for his vision to develop Telangana, but declared that he would not be switching loyalties to the ruling TRS.
I am deeply anguished by the calamity that has swept through Vizag and Uttara Andhra. The plight of lakhs of people who have been destabilised is unimaginable.
According to the story, though the Telangana MLAs and MPs maintain solidarity publicly, many are worried about the style of functioning of the Telangana government, off the record.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Tuesday asked police to arrest officials of telecom service providers and bring them to him if they fail to attend their duties to restore services in this port city.
The Congress has been voted out of power and many seasoned Congress leaders are back to doing jobs that they once took a break from for pursuing politics.
Hud Hud is receding and has lost its intensity. Uttrandhra is slowly heaving a breath of relief as the cyclone is now over.
The AP government, which is struggling to assess the damage caused by India's first urban cyclone disaster in Visakhapatnam, said the worth of the property loss, both private and public combined, would be between Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 1 lakh crore.
