Morning Pulse: Andhra lists unfinished power and road repairs after Naidu’s review

Andhra Pradesh’s cyclone response has moved into a detailed restoration phase. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reviewed relief work on Thursday and directed officials to speed up electricity, road and telecom repairs. PTI’s October 30 report carries village-level power figures from an official release. The New Indian Express independently reports his Konaseema visit and plans for central damage-assessment teams, while Deccan Chronicle sets out today’s West Godavari itinerary.

Under the Eastern Power Distribution Company, the release recorded restoration in 4,771 of 5,400 affected villages, leaving 629 pending. In Krishna district under the Central Power Distribution Corporation, it recorded 835 of 915 villages restored and 80 pending. Those are Thursday’s reported operational figures, rather than a live household-by-household count. They make the remaining work visible and qualify earlier expectations that restoration would finish quickly in the worst-hit pockets.

Road repairs also remain uneven. The Roads and Buildings Department reported 2,396 km of damaged major district and state roads. Its release counted 22 of 62 road breaches repaired and 99 of 133 disrupted transport locations reconnected. West Godavari had the largest reported stretch of road damage, at 552 km. These categories measure different things: clearing a fallen tree, repairing a breach and reopening a transport link each remove a different obstacle for residents and relief teams.

Naidu’s Thursday inspection included relief centres in the Mummidivaram constituency of Konaseema. The New Indian Express reports that he announced a Friday visit by central teams and placed preliminary losses at Rs 4,600 crore. That remains his preliminary estimate, subject to detailed assessment. His account also included a request for electrical personnel from Telangana, with possible help from other neighbouring states if needed. A request for assistance must be followed by deployment and completed repair records.

Deccan Chronicle reports a second day of field visits planned for Mogalthuru and Narasapuram mandals today. The published itinerary includes crop inspection in Navarasapuram and a relief camp at Matrevu. This is a scheduled visit, not confirmation of completed inspections. For affected families, the useful follow-up is whether the visit produces documented repairs, accessible relief and clear instructions from the district administration about how losses will be recorded.

The release also records telecom restoration as an unfinished concern. Naidu urged companies to accelerate repairs and asked departments to coordinate their work, so road access, electricity and communications can be followed as connected but separately measured services.

Agriculture officials told Thursday’s review that crops across more than 3.3 lakh hectares in 16 districts had been affected. They said receding water would allow a clearer assessment; affected acreage and final crop loss are different measures. Horticulture was reported separately across 15 districts. This edition avoids combining those categories into a single compensation claim. It also leaves out a final casualty total because inspected reports refer to different stages of the disaster. The immediate, measurable change since yesterday is the release of a more specific list of work still unfinished.