Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Sunday appealed to the Centre to declare Cyclone Michaung that caused huge damage in the state as a national calamity.
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naidu said that the cyclone caused widespread devastation in the state claiming six lives and bringing the lives of several lakhs of people to a standstill in at least 15 districts. Preliminary assessment indicated extensive damage with crop loss in 22 lakh acres amounting to a staggering Rs 10,000 crore, Chandrababu mentioned in the letter.