Central team assesses damage caused by Laila in Guntur

A Central team today assessed the damage caused to the crops and roads here after Laila cyclone hit the Andhra Pradesh coast in May this year.

A Central team on Tuesday assessed the damage caused to the crops and roads here after Laila cyclone hit the Andhra Pradesh coast in May this year.

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The team headed by joint secretary of Union Home Ministry, R Jha, visited seven rain hit villages for assessing the damage to crops and roads caused by the Laila cyclone and torrential rains in July and September 2010 in Guntur, a press release said.

Guntur district administration had assessed the damage at Rs 551 crore.

According to a press note issued by the district administration, Guntur district which was whipped by Laila recored a rain fall of 163 mm against the normal 60 mm in May 2010.