Reciprocating the gesture by Andhra Pradesh 15 years ago, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik assured his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Chandrababu Naidu of all help.
Incidentally, Naidu was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1999 as well.
Odisha Government stepped up relief and restoration activities as cyclone Hudhud passed to neighbouring Chhattisgarh today after claiming three lives, damaging about 50,000 thatched houses, electrical infrastructure and roads in four districts.
“There have been extensive damage of houses and electrical infrastructure due to the cyclone which passed the state late last night,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told reporters here after taking stock of the situation.