Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah will undertake an extensive tour of the flood-hit districts from tomorrow, government officials said on Saturday.
Leader of Opposition in state Assembly N Chandrababu Naidu had criticised the Chief Minister for not visiting
the flood victims so far.
"I had not visited Kurnool or other places only to ensure
that relief operations are not hampered because of my visit.
Besides, most of the ministers too did not tour the affected
districts only for this reason. But the respective district
ministers and in charge ministers have been there all along
overseeing the operations and coming to the rescue of the
victims," the Chief Minister told reporters here today.
Rosaiah will visit Alampur in Mahbubnagar district and
later proceed to 'Mantralayam' where he will interact with
flood-affected people. He will then go to Kurnool town and
hold a review meeting with senior officials and public
representatives.
After an overnight stay in Kurnool, the Chief Minister
will fly to Nandyal town on Monday and talk to the local
people who were badly hit by the flood caused by river Kundu.
He will then fly to Repalle in Guntur district which was
inundated by flood water from river Krishna because of a
massive breach that occurred to the right embankment at Oleru.
Rosaiah will also tour Avanigadda and Nagayalanka areas
on the other side of the river in Krishna district and take a
night halt at Vijayawada. On Tuesday, he will hold a review
meeting with district officials and public representatives on
the flood relief and rehabilitation measures.
Rosaiah has undertaken so far done an aerial survey of
the flood-affected districts along with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was all praise for the
good work done by the government machinery in the state, the
Chief Minister said.
Andhra Pradesh has emerged a front-runner in disaster
management in the country, Rosaiah quoted Manmohan Singh as
saying during their two-day aerial visit of the flood-hit
districts.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 19:11