November 4, 2010 7:21 PM

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Hi-alert sounded in coastal Andhra districts; CM announces ex-gratia relief

Andhra Pradesh Government has announced an exgratia of Rs. one lakh each to the families of those who died due to heavy rains. Chief Minister K Rosaiah has today announced this at Gannavaram in Krishna District after conducting an aerial survey of the flood hit areas in the coastal area. A compensation of Rs 4,500 per hectare also has been announced for the damaged crop. Besides, the state Government would provide input subsidy to farmers for next crop and farm loans. Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to heavy rains has gone up to 36. Standing crops in about 2.83 lakh hectares have been damaged.Meanwhile, relief measures are underway in the coastal districts. Hundreds of villages in Krishna, Nellore, Visakhapatnam and East and West Godavari districts are still water logged even after respite from rains. Medical camps have been set up at 36 places to provide precautionary health care.A high alert was sounded in all the coastal districts as the low pressure in the Andaman Sea is gaining strength. According to the Cyclone Warning Centre in Visakhapatnam, the low pressure was changed into Depression and centred 1400 kms off coast. It might convert into a cyclonic storm and likely to move towards the north coastal Andhra Pradesh before making a landfall. The Army, Air Force and the Navy besides the Disaster Management Response Force have been kept on standby.

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