Andhra Pradesh suffered an estimated loss of ₹4,600 crore due to Cyclone Arnab, according to a preliminary assessment shared by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday following an aerial survey.
The CM stated that cyclone preparedness helped keep the casualty count to seven, while around 8,000 electric poles were uprooted in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district alone.
Mr. Naidu briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the damage, and a Central team will visit the affected Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema and West Godavari districts on Friday.