Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu urged a central team assessing Cyclone Montha damage to recommend immediate release of relief funds, estimating losses at Rs 6,384 crore. The cyclone damaged crops, houses, power lines, aquaculture, and displaced over 1.1 lakh families
On Monday, Chief Minister Stalin wrote a letter to Prime Minister Modi requesting Rs 2,000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Funds (NDRF) as interim relief to carry out rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts following the widespread and massive devastation caused by the Cyclone