Hyderabad, Oct 1st: Heavy rain lashed Andhra Pradesh killing 15 people, inundating several villages, damaging crops and disrupting transport and communication links, officials said Thursday. The heavy rain, which has been incessant since Wednesday, was due to a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. It continued to lash several parts of the state, throwing normal life out of gear. Minister for Revenue and Relief Dharmana Prasad Rao said after a high-level meeting to review the situation that so far 15 people were killed in various rain-related incidents. Mehboobnagar district was the worst hit with seven deaths. Four people were killed in Kurnool district. As many as 21 villages in Mehboobnagar district were marooned. Dozens of other villages in Mehboobnagar, Kurnool and Krishna districts were inundated as rivulets, streams and tanks were overflowing. At least 10 tanks in Mehboobnagar district had breached their banks.
Two people drowned in a rivulet in Alwaynpalli village near Jadcherla town in Mehboobnagar district, about 120 km from here. Three other people were washed away in two different incidents in the same district, while one person died due to lightning in Karimnagar district, about 150 km from here. An Indian Air Force helicopter Wednesday rescued five students caught in flood waters in Mehboobnagar district. Revenue officials have begun efforts to rescue people stranded in the low-lying areas. Authorities in Kurnool district have evacuated about 12,000 people and have opened 21 relief camps.
The heavy rain also damaged roads, breaking the transport link to several villages. Electricity and communication lines were also damaged. Chief Minister K. Rosaiah held a high-level meeting here Thursday morning to review the situation. He directed officials to take measures to evacuate people from low-lying areas. Since the weather office has warned of more rain over the next two days, especially in coastal Andhra and Telangana regions, the chief minister asked district collectors and other officials to be on high alert.
Andhra to release 950 lifers Posted on 02-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 1st: The Andhra Pradesh government on Oct 01 ordered the release of 950 prisoners who are serving life imprisonment in various jails across the state. State Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy told that the prisoners, whose prison terms were being shortened, would be released on Oct 02...
Kurnool faces threat of submergence Posted on 03-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 2nd: The flood situation in Andhra Pradesh turned alarming Oct 2 night as Kurnool town was in danger of being submerged in the backwaters of the Srisailam dam due to unprecedented inflows. Authorities said they are monitoring the situation closely and that efforts are under way on a wa...
Rs 30 lakh worth crackers seized Posted on 03-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 2nd: A man was arrested by the cops for illegally storing the firecrackers in his house that worth Rs 30 lakh on Friday. Police raided the house of the trader A. Raghuramaiah at Temple Street and recovered Diwali fire crackers from him and later arrested him and seized the house. Accord...
Rich tributes paid to Gandhi Posted on 03-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 2nd: Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari and Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah on Friday led the state in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary at Bapughat here. Pradesh Congress President D.Srinivas, Legislative Council Chairman A. Chakrapani, Assembly Speaker N....
Time to check disease outbreak Posted on 03-Oct-2009
Kakinada, Oct 2nd: It is the time for the district administration to take all necessary measures to keep away waterborne and communicable diseases, which usually occur after rainy season. Most residents under the limits of the Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC), which comprises of 50 wards, blame t...
PM assure support to tackle floods Posted on 03-Oct-2009
Hyderabad, Oct 2nd: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Friday night assured full support to Andhra Pradesh in tackling the flood situation that has turned alarming. Both Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi spoke to Chief Minister K. Rosaiah over p...
<< Previous : Attack against Sr.Congress leaders
Andhra to release 950 lifers : Next >>
