A cyclone has swept through coastal Andhra Pradesh, and the numbers are staggering. Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu chaired a high-level review meeting on Friday, 6 November 2026, going department by department through the wreckage left by Cyclone Murasu — tallying crop losses, downed power lines, broken roads, and the scale of a state now in full recovery mode.

The state government's preliminary estimate puts total damage at Rs 1,918 crore across multiple districts. That figure covers everything from submerged paddy fields to collapsed fishing boats — and it is likely to climb as ground-level surveys in the worst-hit zones are completed.

1.86 Lakh Farmers Hit as Crops Fail Across 1.43 Lakh Hectares

Agriculture absorbed the heaviest blow. 1,43,122 hectares of standing crops were damaged, affecting 1,86,063 farmers. Horticulture fared no better: 6,749 hectares of orchards and vegetable plots were destroyed, with 12,586 more farmers added to the loss register. The fishing community, too, is counting its wounds — 346 boats and 220 fishing nets were damaged, alongside 983 houses flattened by rain and wind.

Andhra Pradesh's long Bay of Bengal coastline has made it a recurring target for cyclonic systems, and Murasu fits a grim pattern. The state saw similar multi-department damage surveys after earlier storms, with agriculture consistently accounting for the largest share of losses given the state's vast farming population.

Power Grid Race: 871 of 1,103 Feeders Restored, Battle Continues

Officials briefed the Chief Minister that electricity restoration is being pursued 'on a war footing.' Under APCPDCL's jurisdiction, 871 of 1,103 affected 11 kV feeders have been restored — but 232 remain offline. Of the 3,946 damaged 11 kV poles, only 1,493 have been replaced so far. The APSPDCL zone still has all its affected 11 kV feeders pending restoration, while AP Transco has brought 21 of 25 high-tension feeders back online.

Road connectivity tells a similar story of partial recovery. Under the Roads and Buildings department, 760.10 kilometres of state and district highways were damaged, with fallen trees cleared from 206 locations. Panchayati Raj Engineering reports 74 rural roads damaged over 204.14 kilometres, with restoration estimated to cost Rs 92.08 crore.

Telecom at 97.1%, West Godavari and Bapatla Still Dark

Telecommunications have largely bounced back: 30,518 of 31,428 towers statewide are operational, restoring 97.1 per cent of network coverage. The stubborn remaining outages are concentrated in Bapatla, Prakasam, and West Godavari districts — the three zones bearing the brunt of Murasu's landfall corridor.

At the village level, 59 mandals and 649 gram panchayats remain in the cyclone's impact zone. Sanitation teams are working round the clock — 5,515 sanitation squads and 1,489 generators have been deployed. All 336 drainage blockages identified have been cleared. Of ten flood-hit areas that lost road connectivity, eight have been reopened; two locations in West Godavari remain cut off.

With preliminary damage figures already touching Rs 1,918 crore, Andhra Pradesh's next move is almost certainly a formal request for central disaster relief funds — and for the 1,86,063 farmers waiting on compensation, that clock is already running.