Cyclone Montha, which heightened into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) on Tuesday, damaged into a Cyclonic Storm on Wednesday
Crops in 87,000 hectares in 304 mandals of Andhra Pradesh were harmed by the cyclone Montha which triggered heavy rains throughout the State for the last 2 days.
The cyclone has actually compromised as on Wednesday and there was remedy for the heavy rains and winds for Andhra Pradesh while rains snapped lots of districts in Telangana.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has on Wednesday performed an aerial study to examine the damage of crops and the flood circumstance in the districts struck by the cyclone.
Later on, in an evaluation conference with the authorities in Amravati, the Chief Minister stated previous preparation, readiness and cumulative effort of both the authorities and individuals’s agents, the Government had ‘effectively’ dealt with the difficulty of cyclone Montha and reduced the damage.
The cyclone resulted in damage of crops in Konaseema area and farming lands were immersed in Nellore, Prakasam and Bapatla districts, he stated.
He directed the authorities to instantly bring back power supply and clear roadways by getting rid of rooted out trees. Top priority needs to be offered to sanitation and clearance of stopped up drains pipes, he stated.
According to authorities, there was no rains in a number of districts of Andhra Pradesh due to the weakening of the cyclone. The State Government established 1,209 rehab centres supplying rehab to 1.6 lakh individuals. About 18 lakh individuals from 1,434 towns and 48 towns were affected by the cyclone and crops in 87,000 hectares in 304 mandals were harmed.
Paddy, cotton, maize and black gram crops in 59,000 hectares are waterlogged triggering loss to 78,796 farmers. The roadways at a stretch of 380 km and 14 bridges were harmed leading to a loss of 1,424 crore. Concerning rural supply of water 36 crore loss based on main quotes.
The authorities stated that 3,175 pregnant females were moved to safe locations and 2130 medical camps were performed. Efforts are on to eliminate the rooted out trees on a number of roadways to bring back totally free circulation of traffic, according to a release.
Telangana
Heavy rains interfered with regular life in lots of districts of Telangana consisting of Hyderabad and there was flooding of roadways and train tracks in some locations in the State. The Srisailam-Hyderabad Highway was cut off as some parts of the roadway was removed due to flooding.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy advised the administration to stay on high alert and directed the authorities to examine the damage to the crops generally on Paddy collecting and to take required preventative measures to avoid losses due to heavy rains. Unique plans need to likewise be made at the Paddy and Cotton procurement centres, Reddy stated in an evaluation conference with authorities in Hyderabad.
Released on October 29, 2025
