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AP incurred Rs 1,918 Cr. loss due to Murasu cyclone: AP CM

Vijayawada, Nov 5 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said that as per the preliminary assessment, Andhra Pradesh has suffered a loss of Rs 1,918.55 crore due to the Murasu cyclone.
The Chief Minister who held a review meeting with the officials of various departments here on Thursday. said that agricultural crops were damaged across 1,43,122 hectares, affecting 1,86,063 farmers. "Horticultural crops suffered damage across 6,749 hectares, impacting 12,586 farmers. A total of 983 houses, 346 boats and 220 fishing nets were also damaged," the chief Minister revealed.
The officials apprised the Chief Minister that restoration of the power supply is progressing rapidly. Under the APCPDCL jurisdiction, 871 of the 1,103 affected 11 kV feeders were restored, while 232 feeders remain to be restored, the officials told the chief Minister, adding that of the 3,946 damaged 11 kV electricity poles, 1,493 have been restored.
The officials explained to him that the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department reported damage to 760.10 kilometres of major district roads and state highways. "All 206 locations where trees had fallen have been cleared. Under the Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, 74 rural roads were damaged, resulting in losses across 204.14 kilometres. The estimated cost of restoring these roads is Rs 92.08 crore," the officials informed the Chief Minister
As on Thursday, 30,518 of the 31,428 telecom towers across the state had resumed operations, restoring 97.1 per cent of telecom services, the officials told the Chief Minister.
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