CM N. Chandrababu Naidu seeks crowd data on Cyclone Hudhud

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said that all precautionary measures have been taken  to ensure that no life or property is lost to Cyclone Hudhud.

Addressing a video conference of the district collectors on Saturday, Mr Naidu said people should be evacuated on time and food, milk, medicines must be available in the camps.

Mr Naidu said that for the first time latest technology with remote sensing satellite mapping was being used for different  forecast models. He said that the government will encourage people to help through crowd sourcing, which will make real time data available to the government.

For the first time, Centre is also closely monitoring the Hudhud Cyclone, Mr Naidu said adding that he had previous experience of dealing with cyclones effectively and said in 1997 he had successfully faced the cyclone, when he was the CM of undivided AP.