Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy interacts with children and families that lost houses in the recent floods in Warngal district on Friday (October 31, 2025).
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who visited the flood-affected areas of Husnabad and conducted an aerial survey of other affected areas in the erstwhile Warangal district, assured ₹5 lakh assistance to all the affected, and also asked the officials to remove encroachments from stormwater drains irrespective of their influence.
“When the interests of thousands are being harmed for the benefit of a few, there can be no compromise, and illegal occupations will not be tolerated,” he told the officials at a meeting with them after the visit to the flood-affected areas. He interacted with the people who poured out their woes and also received representations from the affected.
The Chief Minister announced that the government was prepared to provide ₹5 lakh as ex gratia to the families of those who lost their lives in the floods. He directed district administration and officials to conduct a comprehensive, on-ground assessment of the damage caused. Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Konda Surekha and MLAs were among present.
Farmers who suffered crop and livestock losses will be compensated. For farmers whose fields were buried under sand deposits, special assessment teams will be deployed to estimate losses and recommend support measures. Households that were flooded or damaged will receive ₹15,000 each as immediate relief, he announced.
Those who lost their homes entirely and were rendered homeless will be considered for Indiramma housing assistance. “The full extent of the losses must be understood through field visits,” the Chief Minister said, calling for detailed reports on loss of lives, crop damage, livestock loss, and damage to infrastructure across all departments.
He urged officials to actively involve public representatives in the assessment process and asked MLAs to submit reports on the situation in their respective constituencies to district Collectors.
The Chief Minister said that 12 districts had suffered severe damage due to Cyclone Montha and that the State government would make every effort to secure financial assistance from the Central government. “There should be no delay or negligence in pursuing Central funds,” he asserted.
Stressing that short-term solutions were not enough, the Chief Minister said climate change has resulted in cloudbursts and extreme weather a regular occurrence. “Our planning must focus on long-term resilience,” he observed.
Published – October 31, 2025 08:36 pm IST
