Under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm, many parts of Krishna, Guntur, East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam and other districts were receiving heavy rain.
A control room to monitor the situation has been opened at the state secretariat in Hyderabad. The control room numbers are 040-23456005, 23451043.
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy along with chief secretary and other officials in Hyderabad has been continously monitering the situation and directed them to take all precautionary measures.He also asked to take the help of Army, Navy, and Airforce if necessary.
Tasildar of Penumanta Mandal of west Godavari, Satyanarayana was dead when his car hit a fallen tree.
