Cyclone Montha: Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu puts Andhra Pradesh administration on high alert

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SDRF and NDRF teams person  already been deployed successful  the coastal districts, and predictive models and real-time information  are being utilized  for close  analysis, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

SDRF and NDRF teams person already been deployed successful the coastal districts, and predictive models and real-time information are being utilized for close analysis, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

With the weatherman informing that Cyclone Montha volition person a terrible interaction connected Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has enactment the full administrative machinery connected precocious alert.

During a teleconference with the elder officials connected October 26, 2025 (Sunday), Mr. Naidu reviewed the preparedness of each the departments successful presumption of the “heavy to precise dense rainfall and beardown winds” forecast for the coastal districts from October 27 to 29 (Monday to Wednesday).

Mr. Naidu instructed the officials to guarantee determination was nary disruption to powerfulness supply, telecom connectivity, oregon drinking h2o systems.

Information dissemination

“Make arrangements to forestall nonaccomplishment of beingness oregon harm to property. The cyclone is apt to person a large interaction betwixt Machilipatnam and Kakinada. Information and alert systems indispensable beryllium kept afloat operational to continuously update and pass the people. Alerts should beryllium sent done SMS, societal media, IVRS calls, and WhatsApp. Ensure that accusation from the colony level reaches the State power country successful existent time,” the Chief Minister said.

Mr. Naidu said the SDRF and NDRF teams had already been deployed successful the coastal districts, and that predictive models and real-time information were being utilized for close analysis. “All irrigation projects and reservoirs should beryllium intimately monitored for h2o levels, and corrective enactment taken immediately,” helium said.

Mr. Naidu said 27,000 compartment towers crossed the State had been backed up with diesel generators to support connection network. “Ensure uninterrupted proviso of indispensable services. Shift residents successful coastal areas to the cyclone shelters immediately. Depending connected the storm’s severity, the territory Collectors whitethorn state holidays to acquisition institutions,” the Chief Minister said.

He further directed that the roads, canals, and vessel bunds damaged by erosion beryllium repaired without delay. All sub-divisions indispensable support powerfulness saws, cranes, and JCBs acceptable for clearing fallen trees oregon debris, helium said, adding that drones could beryllium utilized to assistance successful the rescue and alleviation operations.

Mr. Naidu further instructed the Agriculture and RTG departments to enactment successful tandem to measure harvest harm accurately.

‘Ensure harmless instrumentality of fishermen’

Mr. Naidu directed the authorities to guarantee the harmless instrumentality of the fishermen onboard 82 mechanised and 37 motorised boats.

The Chief Minister said peculiar officers had been appointed for each territory to coordinate cyclone effect measures and guarantee inter-departmental cooperation. “It is the work of the authorities machinery to safeguard the lives, property, and indispensable infrastructure of the people,” the Chief Minister asserted.

The officials informed the Chief Minister that 11 reappraisal meetings had already been conducted connected cyclone preparedness and 851 JCBs and 757 cranes and powerfulness saws kept acceptable crossed the State.

Published - October 26, 2025 07:14 p.m. IST

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