Cyclone Hudhud hits severely to all major industrial units in Visakhapatnam on 11 Oct, 2014. RINL, the corporate identity of the Visakhapatnam steel plant, has shut down its operations because of grid failure. Both the ports, Visakhapatnam & Gangavaram that together handle 85 MnT, have suspended their operations.
CII Vizag Zone Chairman and former Deputy Chairman of Visakhapatnam port, GVL Satya Kumar stated, “It’s a huge loss to the industries. We hope that with timely restoration effort, normality is brought back soon.”
A public sector official urged that it is difficult to quantify loss as some more time is needed for assessing the extent of damage.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu told Prime Minister, Narendra Modi that the damage to the plant was estimated at INR 7 billion.
Amid cyclone the hull shop and other infrastructure of Hindustan Shipyard were also blown away. Hudhud not only uprooted communication installations but also blew away sheds & workshops. Telephones, both landline and mobile, are dead. Thin attendance was reported at various factories. It is anticipated that the international airport will resume commercial operations on a limited scale in a week.
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