Very severe cyclone 'Lehar' is expected to be almost as strong as cyclone Phailin. It may cause very heavy rainfall in the next 48 to 72 hours. According to the report from weather department, it is likely to cross the state between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada, nearly 465 km east of capital Hyderabad on Thursday. The weather department has warned that low lying areas in the coastal Kakinada could be inundated when the cyclone makes landfall. Their report describes that the cyclone will effect majorly the East Godavari district. According to this, the District Collector Mrs. Neetu Kumari Prasad has put the district officials on high alert on this. Speaking on this, she has asked the officials to keep a close watch on the situation as heavy rains were likely to occur due to the storm that was likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada around noon on 28th November. She has ordered to close all the educational institutions in the district for 2-days ie., Wednesday & Thursday. Shops and business establishments will remain shut on Thursday, she added. The Army, the Navy and the Coast Guard have been alerted. Fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea while those already in the sea have been asked to return. The latest warning has triggered fear among the residents of coastal areas of the district that has already experienced two cyclones since October. A control room was arranged with numbers of 0884-1077 & 0884-2365506 in the Collectorate during this cyclone alert.
Kakinada Coast Guard Police have arrested 20 Fishermen, who belongs to Srilanka for doing illegal fishing in the sea near to Kakinada port here on Tuesday. According to the sources, these fishermen entered into the sea with their boats for illegal fishing against to the rules. During the routine patr...
The district-level sports competitions for physically challenged persons were started, here on Tuesday at the District Sports Grounds in Kakinada, on the occasion of International Day of People with Disabilities (formerly World Disabled Day). According to this, the Kakinada Rural MLA Mr. Kurasala Kan...
Kakinada division level 'Inspire' Science Exhibition, which has announced by the district Educational authority to conduct on 28th November, was postponed due to the 'Lehar' cyclone alert in the district. According to this, the District Educational Officer (DEO) Mr. K.V.Srinivasula Re...
State Minister for Stamps & Registrations Mr. Thota Narasimham has requested the government to provide the life history of great social reformer Sri Mahatma Jyotirao Phule as lessons in the school text books. Yesterday, he has participated in Jyotirao Phule's death anniversary meet which was ...
The Meteorological Department of India has announced that the severe cyclonic storm 'Lehar' in the Bay of Bengal has weakened into a deep depression and lay centred at about 120 km east-southeast of Machillipatnam and 160 km south of Kakinada. They had withdrew the cyclone warning as it w...
Andhra Bank 90th Anniversary celebrations were grandly observed, here on Thursday at Surya Kalamandir in Kakinada. According to this, the bank Zonal Manager Mr. Satyanarayana Murthy had presided over the program as a chief guest. Speaking on this, he stated that the Andhra bank is playing a key role ...
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