Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu wondered what purpose would that serve the visit of Rahul Gandhi AICC Vice districts of north coastal cyclone devastated the state.
It is worth mentioning here that the Gandhi scion is proposing to make a two-day visit on 19 and 20 October at Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakuklam districts that were devastated by Cyclone Hudhud on Sunday, leaving behind a trail of destruction and throwing life out of normal the arts.
Chandrababu Naidu who has been staying in Visakahapatnam pot from the first day of calamity to monitor cyclone relief and rehabilitation works in the devastated areas, especially in the city harbor, in a press conference on Friday was briefed on the proposed visit two days of Rahul Gandhi affected areas.
"What are you going to do?" Joked Chief Minister, no doubt, was peeved about the way in which congressional leaders have been taking pot shots against for relief measures. The lack of availability of essential commodities, power supply disabled, shortage of drinking water, etc. even seem to have the necessary ammunition to the opposition parties, especially the Congress, to launch a tirade against the government accusing TDP not provide the necessary relief to the people.
So, when his attention was drawn to the proposed visit of Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister reacted sharply by wondering how it would help alleviate the suffering of the people. However, Chandrababu Naidu was fast enough to indicate that it was imperative for everyone to give a helping had to the state administration in their efforts to restore normalcy in the affected areas. At the same time he felt that the opposition parties (which means, of course, Congress) should check for people affected by how the state administration had worked to provide the necessary assistance for them.
Chandrababu Naidu said that while the energy sector had been completely devastated and crippled, officials and staff worked around the clock to restore power supply as soon as possible. Although the power supply has not been completely restored, the government succeeded in securing many affected were provided the minimum required power supply. He disclosed that large numbers of engineers and experts from the neighboring states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Odisha were helping state officials in the task of restoring the power supply. How is actually restoring power in many areas in record time, making use of modern technology method of derivation explained.
Expressing confidence that the city would Vizag son reached its past glory as the financial and industrial center of the state, the chief minister once again vowed to rebuild the city as an international city. He said the relief and assistance shall be provided to all eligible people. The compensation to be paid to the victims would be immediately deposited in the accounts of the beneficiaries to avoid exploitation by middlemen.
Chandrababu Naidu said steps have been taken to ensure that all families are provided 10 kg of rice, one kilo each of sugar, dal and salt, a quart of oil and a pound of chili powder through ration shops.
Instructions were also issued to ration shops to be making sufficient reserves of rice available in all ration shops at night. He praised the support and cooperation extended by the people in the government's efforts and praised the services provided by the student community.
