Telangana dispatches power restoration teams to cyclone-hit AP
Hyderabad, Oct 29 (TNT) : Telangana has dispatched electricity personnel to Andhra Pradesh to assist in restoring power supply in cyclone-affected areas following a request from Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Thursday.
Naidu and AP Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi telephoned Bhatti seeking technical personnel and machinery to repair the power infrastructure damaged by the cyclone.
Bhatti responded positively after consulting Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
Naidu informed Bhatti that more than 16,000 electricity poles had been uprooted in the affected districts, leaving hundreds of villages without power, according to preliminary estimates.
Following the request, Bhatti directed Energy Department Special Chief Secretary Naveen Mittal, TGSPDCL CMD Jitesh V. Patil and NPDCL CMD Varun Reddy to arrange assistance for the neighbouring State.
Acting on the directions, TGSPDCL mobilised electricity personnel and dispatched assistance teams to Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
The teams will help repair damaged poles and power lines and restore electricity supply in the affected areas.
Naidu briefed Bhatti on the situation in Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Eluru, NTR, Guntur, Parvathipuram Manyam and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts, where the cyclone had caused extensive damage to crops and power infrastructure.
The assistance is aimed at expediting restoration work and helping affected communities return to normalcy, the release said.
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