A man collecting a bag of food brought by a drone in the flood-hit area of Ajith Singh Nagar, in Vijayawada city on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Around 150 staffers from the A.P. State FiberNet Limited (APSFL) assembled on the Singh Nagar flyover on September 3, Tuesday, to operate drones that would deliver…
The Indian Air Force carried out relief operations in flood-affected areas of Andhra Pradesh on September 3, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian Navy has rescued 22 persons who were stranded in the flood-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh, so far, and air-dropped over 1,000 kg of food to stranded people in the flood-affected areas…
The Dr. Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station near Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI The 800-megawatt unit at Dr. Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station (NTTPS) at Ibrahimpatnam here tripped on Monday (September 2, 2024) due to a rotor earth fault, which necessitated replacement of the entire rotor by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The unit is likely…
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said Andhra Pradesh would experience heavy to very heavy rains considering the well-marked low-pressure area over West Central and Northwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Andhra Pradesh coast, intensified into a depression on Saturday (August 30, 2024). The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has also put out a…
A pillar at Gate No. 69 of Prakasam Barrage was damaged after boats which came in flood got struck. Irrigation officials released 11.14 lakh Cusecs of flood to the downstream on Monday. | Photo Credit: G. N. Rao The base of the pillar at Gate No. 69 in Prakasam Barrage was damaged when a fews…
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: HANDOUT Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu called upon the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, including Ministers, MPs, MLAs and cadres to extend all possible to the people in flood-hit areas. Addressing them through a teleconference on Sunday (September 1, 2024), Mr. Naidu said the State received…
Kondapalli Srinivas. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Minister for SERP and MSME Kondapalli Srinivas on Saturday (August 31, 2024) said the government was committed for the welfare of all sections of the society. He distributed NTR Bharosa pensions to beneficiaries in Jiyyannavalasa village of Bondapalli mandal of Vizianagaram district. Though the pensions were supposed…
People braving the rain, as the city experienced a steady downpour in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: G.N.Rao The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said heavy to very heavy rains would continue to lash Andhra Pradesh, as the well-marked low pressure area over Westcentral and Northwest Bay of Bengal, off north Andhra Pradesh coast,…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu told the officials to take urgent steps to mitigate the situation arising from heavy rains lashing the State for about the last 24 hours. In a review meeting on Saturday (August 31, 2024) morning, Mr. Naidu said…
Representational image only. File As part of its afforestation drive aimed at increasing green cover to more than 33% of the State’s geographical area, the Forest Department has recently recommended to the District Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and Zilla Parishad CEOs to raise trees from among a list of 25 indigenous species, and to dispense with…
