A six-member Inter-Ministerial team on Thursday documented the devastation caused to various commercial crops, fishing boats and infrastructure by the flash floods in the Godavari in July in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.
The team was led by Ravinesh Kumar, Financial Adviser, National Disaster Management Authority. The other members included K. Manoharna, Director, Department of Agriculture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare; P. Devender Rao, Director, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Regional Office (Hyderabad); and Shrawan Kumar Singh, SE, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Vijayawada.
The team inspected the crops such as banana, betel leaves, papaya, cocoa and vegetables that were completely damaged and did not survive after the floods.