VIJAYAWADA: A seven-member inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) led by joint secretary (Home) Chittaranjan Das will visit four Murasu cyclone-affected districts of Andhra Pradesh on Friday and Saturday and assess the damage the cyclone has caused.
AP disaster management authority managing director Prakhar Jain said the team would conduct field inspections in Bapatla, Palnadu, Eluru and East Godavari districts and interact with the affected people.
The Centre had earlier asked the same IMCT to assess the damage caused by cyclone Arnab. The team will split into two groups. On Friday, the first group will visit Bapatla district and the second will tour Eluru district. On Saturday, the first group will inspect the damage in Palnadu district, while the second will visit East Godavari district.
During their visits, the IMCT members will examine damage to various sectors and interact with affected residents to gather first-hand information on the cyclone’s impact. The team is expected to meet Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday and brief him on its observations.
The seven-member team comprises additional development commissioner Prashant Armorkar from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Central Water Commission superintending engineer Rekha Rani Kollu, Department of Expenditure assistant director Himalaya Garg, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways executive engineer Shashank Shekhar Roy, Ministry of Rural Development deputy secretary Alok Jawahar, Ministry of Power deputy director Pranay Garg, and scientist Dr. S.V.S.P. Sharma of the National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO.
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