New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Andhra Pradesh Ministers Nara Lokesh and Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and submitted a comprehensive report on Cyclone Montha's destruction. The cyclone caused estimated losses of Rs.6,352 crore and affected 3,109 villages.

They urged urgent Central assistance to support relief and restoration efforts after the cyclone battered large parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh in late October.

Lokesh briefed Shah on the state's relief efforts, including evacuating 1.92 lakh people to 2,471 relief camps and providing essential supplies. The state government took urgent measures to restore infrastructure and address disruptions.

He said that essential supplies, includi...