The cyclone Hudhud has caused more than 20 landslides in 14 blocks of Koraput district. Of these, 14 landslides have occurred in Pottangi block alone, reports said.
The Kotiya gram panchayat along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border has suffered the maximum damage.
While road communication in Galigabadar, Ranasingh, Kumbhiguda, Talapaniki, Uppara Paniki, Digupodar, Etigadar, Nuagan, Kutia and Kirajhola villages has been disrupted, 22 houses in Galigabadar villages have been completely destroyed due to landslide in the Kotiya hill.
Meanwhile, drinking water supply to Pottangi and Sunki areas of the district has been restored by the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) staff with the help of generators.
However, power is yet to be restored in the Pottangi, Sunki and Semiliguda areas. The power restoration has been delayed as repairing work for 22 kms of 11 KV high tension lines which were snapped between Semiliguda and Sunki had during storm, are still going on, a Southco official said. This apart, 85 electric poles have been damaged in this areas, he added.
The severe cyclonic storm has also caused severe damage to the Kharif crops in the district. According to preliminary estimate of Agriculture Department, about 500 hectares of Kharif crop have been completely damaged.