A.P. government on high alert as heavy rains likely to continue

With respective parts of Andhra Pradesh witnessing dense to precise dense rains owed to a heavy slump implicit the Bay of Bengal, the State authorities has asked the officials to stay alert and forestall the nonaccomplishment of beingness and property. 

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who is connected an authoritative sojourn to UAE now, reviewed the concern successful the State done a video league with the elder officials and Collectors of rain-affected districts of Nellore, Prakasam, Bapatla, Kadapa, and Tirupati, connected Thursday.

Mr. Naidu asked the officials to stay vigilant and instrumentality each precautionary measures, including the evacuation of radical from low-lying areas. Mr. Naidu told the officials to deploy NDRF and SDRF teams successful the rain-hit regions and guarantee uninterrupted coordination among departments. Health camps should beryllium acceptable up to cheque the dispersed of seasonal diseases, helium said.

According to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), the heavy slump implicit northbound interior Tamil Nadu is moving northwestward and is expected to weaken. However, wide rainfall is apt to proceed crossed the State successful the adjacent 4 to 5 days.

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain advised radical not to instrumentality structure nether trees during lightning and debar dilapidated structures, adding that winds on the seashore could scope speeds of 30 kmph to 50 kmph.

Meanwhile, Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu and Home Minister  V. Anitha held a teleconference with the Collectors connected Wednesday evening and reviewed the preparedness successful presumption of dense rains. They asked the Collectors to guarantee that each departments should guarantee round-the-clock beingness astatine mandal power rooms, and to relocate residents from susceptible zones, earlier danger. 

“Collectors indispensable guarantee that determination is nary nonaccomplishment of life. Low-lying areas should beryllium evacuated early. Sandbags indispensable beryllium kept acceptable wherever bund breaches are possible,” said Ms. Anitha, adding that citizens should not effort to transverse overflowing streams oregon roads nether immoderate circumstances.

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P. Narayana conducted a teleconference with the Municipal Commissioners, instructing them to guarantee creaseless drainage, forestall h2o stagnation, and support sanitation.

He said that round-the-clock helplines should beryllium acceptable up successful each municipalities.