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VIJAYAWADA: With the deep melancholy over the Bay of Bengal intensifying and more likely to develop right into a extreme cyclonic storm Montha by October 28, the Authorities of Andhra Pradesh has gone into full alert mode. The system, at present positioned about 990 km southeast of Kakinada, is anticipated to cross the coast between Machilipatnam and Kakinada on the night or night time of October 28.
Taking no possibilities, the Authorities has appointed senior IAS officers as Particular Officers for all coastal and adjoining districts to coordinate reduction and rehabilitation measures. Chief Secretary Okay. Vijayanand issued orders directing them to proceed instantly to their respective districts, set up Cyclone Management Rooms, and guarantee seamless coordination with District Collectors.
Senior IAS officer R.P. Sisodia will act because the Zonal In-charge Officer for the coastal belt, overseeing preparedness from West Godavari to Chittoor districts. One other official, Ajay Jain, has been entrusted with the Visakhapatnam zone, overlaying Srikakulam to Konaseema districts, that are anticipated to expertise sturdy winds and heavy rainfall throughout the cyclone’s landfall.
Different senior officers have been assigned to completely different districts to strengthen field-level coordination: KVN Chakradhara Babu (Srikakulam), Pattanshetti Ravi Subash (Vizianagaram), Narayana Bharath Gupta (Manyam), Vadarevu Vinay Chand (ASR), Okay. Kanna Babu (East Godavari), V. R. Krishna Teja (Kakinada), Vijaya Rama Raju (Konaseema), V. Prasanna Venkatesh (West Godavari), Kantilal Dande (Eluru), Amrapali Kata (Krishna), Shashi Bhushan Kumar (NTR), M. Venu Gopal Reddy (Bapatla), Kona Sasidhar (Prakasam), Dr. N. Yuvaraj (Nellore), P. Arun Babu (Tirupati), and P. S. Girisha (Chittoor).
As per the order, these officers will coordinate rescue, reduction, and restoration actions, making certain last-mile supply of important companies to the affected inhabitants. They will even oversee enumeration of losses, disbursal of compensation, and restoration of normalcy post-cyclone.
The Chief Secretary emphasised that every one departments — Income, Panchayat Raj, Power, Roads & Buildings, Water Sources, and Well being — should work in shut coordination below the supervision of those Particular Officers.
With skilled officers like Sisodia and Ajay Jain main from the entrance, and a robust administrative crew positioned throughout coastal districts, the Authorities is totally ready to attenuate the influence of Cyclone Montha and safeguard lives and property alongside Andhra Pradesh’s shoreline.
