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Amid dense rains and terrible flooding, the Nellore and Ongole municipal bodies took up contiguous alleviation measures to resoluteness the issues of the radical successful the cities. The municipal commissioners inspected the flood-affected areas connected Thursday morning.
Ongole Municipal Corporation (OMC) formed a speedy effect squad with 25 members to lick the issues arsenic a portion of cyclone alleviation measures. Nellore Municipal Corporation besides deployed sanitation unit to wide the rain-related alleviation activities.
Speaking to The Hindu, OMC Commissioner K. Venkateswara Rao said, “Until the effects of the cyclone subside, the speedy effect squad volition enactment round-the-clock to wide the fallen trees oregon drainage issues anyplace successful the metropolis limits.”
He informed that the squad had the indispensable instrumentality and tools to lick the problems of the public. Two JCB machines and 4 powerfulness saws were made disposable for them. For assistance from the team, radical tin interaction the helpline fig 08592227766.
The Commissioner asked the radical to beryllium prepared for dense rains. He advised them to instantly evacuate places specified arsenic aged houses and collapsing structures that tin origin nonaccomplishment of life. He besides suggested radical wrong houses not spell retired unless it is an emergency.
In the aftermath of dense rains crossed Prakasam district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Harshavardhan Raju alerted the constabulary officials to place flooded streams, rivers and low-lying areas with drone cameras and coordinate with Revenue, Health and different departments.
Using drone cameras, the constabulary identified overflowing floodwater done low-lying areas, streams and ponds successful 18 places including Ongole, Santanutalapadu, Maddipadu, N.G. Padu, Tanguturu, Mundlamuru, Pamuru, Markapuram Town, Cumbum, Giddaluru and Racharla.
In addition, constabulary patrols person been arranged astatine different 18 locations. The constabulary unit reportedly erected barbed ligament fences successful the areas wherever h2o levels exceeded the information level to forestall mishaps.
Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) Commissioner Y.O. Nandan monitored the travel of floodwater successful GNT Road and Wahabpet. He instructed the sanitation unit to wholly region the encroachments, debris and different discarded from the roads and support them clean. Mr. Nandan directed them to instrumentality each indispensable measures to forestall stagnation of rainwater connected the main roads and drains owed to dense rains. He ordered the demolition of ramps and different structures that artifact floodwaters.
The Commissioner ordered the officials of the Sanitation section to enforce a good of ₹10,000 connected Swami Milk Dairy shop, which was built by wholly encroaching the drains. He warned the radical not to instrumentality up immoderate operation encroaching the drains.
