"power-restoration"

Telangana has sent electricity restoration teams to cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh following a request from Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The teams will repair damaged poles and power lines as the neighbouring State faces widespread outages and infrastructure damage.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand said over 11,000 electricity department employees were deployed during Cyclone Montha to prevent power disruptions. He assured full restoration by Thursday and praised staff for maintaining essential services despite severe weather.

Only 40 percent of the repair works were completed so far and it was likely to take some more time to finish the entire work.