Coastal AP to get Rs 1487 crore to fight natural calamities

The Centre plans to sanction Rs 1487 crore to undertake various measures preventing loss of life and property in Andhra Pradesh's coastal areas, when natural calamities like cyclones occur, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here today.
Natural calamities called for several measures by making use of technological advancements to prevent losses, he said while speaking at a village in Kalla mandal of Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district after laying the foundation for a bridge, an official release said.
Andhra Pradesh has been given Rs 720 crore and works will be completed by April 2015, he said.
Noting that AP is often hit by cyclones, he recalled that he toured cyclone-hit areas when he served as Governor of the state.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Vice Chairman M Sasidhar Reddy said that a state-of-the-art aircraft has been purchased to know when cyclones will cross the coast, the release said.
Congress Lok Sabha member from Narsapur K Bapiraju said that the new bridge will improve transport facilities for local people, besides preventing loss of human life and property during cyclones.
Kalla mandal village in the coastal district, is hit by cyclones almost every year.