BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures.

Kadapa, Dec. 15: The heavy downpour that lashed the district for about 10 days recently caused by

Nisha, a tropical cyclone formed off the coast of Tamil Nadu, was the first cyclone since 1971 to batter the state. This delay, however, was over-compensated since its landfall on November 27 left at least 180 dead till Thursday.

Vijayawada, Dec. 3: The farmers suffered heavy loss in the coastal districts due to the two recent cyclones which damaged standing crops in thousand of acres. The crop damage in Krishna district is in around 90,000 hectares, according to the joint director of agriculture, Mr Vaman Goud.

EVEN as Karaikal was on Thursday declared flood-affected, coastal Cuddalore reeled in the wake of cyclone Nisha

Tirupati Nov 27: Normal life has come to a grinding halt in Chittoor district for the last two days due to heavy rains following the Nisha cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. As on Thursday night, over a hundred houses have collapsed and thousands of acres with standing crops of paddy and vegetables marooned.