Amid relentless rainfall, components of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are grappling with flood-like circumstances. The torrential downpour on Sunday triggered widespread flooding and waterlogging, severely disrupting street and rail visitors. The heavy rain claimed a minimum of 10 lives within the two states on Sunday. In response to the forecast of continued heavy rain, all academic establishments in Hyderabad can be closed on Monday.
In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday had a cellphone dialog with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, assuring him of all doable help from the Centre. Modi additionally inquired concerning the ongoing flood state of affairs within the state.
Aid Operations Underway
Officers introduced on Monday that 26 Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) groups are being deployed to help with flood reduction and rescue operations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
At the moment, 12 groups are already on the bottom, with an extra 14 groups being dispatched. Of those, eight groups are being airlifted from varied areas throughout the nation. The NDRF groups are outfitted with inflatable boats, pole and tree cutters, and primary medical assist provides.
Practically 6,000 passengers at Rayanapadu, Kondapalli, Tenali, Vijayawada, Nidubrolu, and Bapatla railway stations got breakfast and ingesting water, reported PTI. The Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Specific was stopped at Rayanapadu, the place passengers acquired packed meals and lunch preparations.
In response to the disruptions, the railways established emergency management rooms and helplines, and organized different journey choices by deploying 84 buses from Rayanapadu to Vijayawada and from Kondapalli to Vijayawada.
Trains Cancelled, Diverted
The South Central Railway (SCR) zone, based mostly in Secunderabad and encompassing the Vijayawada Division, cancelled 140 trains and diverted 97 others on Sunday, based on PTI.
In accordance with the South Central Railway’s (SCR) announcement, 21 trains have been cancelled, together with the Chennai Central to Chhapra (12669), Chhapra to Chennai Central (12670), Chennai Central to New Delhi (12615), and New Delhi to Chennai Central (12616). Moreover, trains such because the Tirupati to Secunderabad (12763), SMVT Bengaluru to Patliputra (22352), Mannargudi to Bhagat Ki Kothi (22674), Vishakhapatnam to New Delhi (20805), and 6 others have been diverted. As a consequence of heavy water stream at Rayanapadu, two extra trains, SMVB Bengaluru to Danapur and Danapur to SMVB Bengaluru, have been additionally redirected, based on the SCR bulletin.
(With inputs from ANI, PTI)
