Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the cyclone Hudhud affected areas of Andhra Pradesh today. He will undertake an aerial survey of the worst affected Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.

Mr Modi will reach Visakhapatnam in the afternoon.
The Prime Minister has instructed top officials to ensure that there is no bottleneck in relief and rescue work in the cyclone affected Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. He also asked them to continue to work closely with the affected states.

Mr. Modi reviewed the status of relief and rescue operations at a high-level meeting in New Delhi last evening. He emphasized the need to document learnings from this cyclone and to put in place more precise drills and disaster management plans especially in areas which are prone to such disasters.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed on the extent of destruction including the damage to infrastructure like roads, railway lines, buildings, power and telecommunication lines.

He was also given an overview of the status of relief operations and steps taken to ensure supply of essential commodities including food, drinking water and fuel. Mr. Modi was informed that the extent of damage to standing crops will be assessed over the next few days.