Hyderabad: Air connectivity to Visakhapatnam, which was hit by cyclone Hudhud on Sunday afternoon, remains badly hit.
With the radar and navigational aids destroyed, it may take a few more days for the Vizag airport to become operational.
The runway is under water and the roof of the airport has been ripped apart by the 195kmph cyclone.
A lot of rainwater has accumulated in front of the Vizag airport, which is Navy-owned is in a low-lying area.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, who has been planning since Sunday to fly into Vizag, has still not been able to do so.
On Monday morning, all that he could manage was an ariel survey of the east coast city that houses the headquarters of the eastern naval command.
Read news in full 13/10/14 Times of India
With the radar and navigational aids destroyed, it may take a few more days for the Vizag airport to become operational.
The runway is under water and the roof of the airport has been ripped apart by the 195kmph cyclone.
A lot of rainwater has accumulated in front of the Vizag airport, which is Navy-owned is in a low-lying area.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, who has been planning since Sunday to fly into Vizag, has still not been able to do so.
On Monday morning, all that he could manage was an ariel survey of the east coast city that houses the headquarters of the eastern naval command.
Read news in full 13/10/14 Times of India
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