Overview
- The state pegged total damage from Cyclone Montha at ₹6,356 crore across sectors in a report presented to the Union Home Ministry.
- Ministers Nara Lokesh and V. Anitha met Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to submit the assessment and also briefed Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- About ₹902 crore qualifies for immediate relief and temporary restoration under NDRF norms, following a Central Inter-Ministerial Committee field inspection on November 12.
- Roads and infrastructure account for the largest share of losses at ₹4,324 crore, with additional damage reported to irrigation, permanent structures, agriculture, power, housing, and public assets.
- The cyclone impacted 3,109 villages; authorities evacuated 1.92 lakh people to 2,471 relief camps, provided ₹3,000 to each affected family, and released an initial ₹60 crore for emergency measures.