Nivar: authorities evacuate people from low-lying areas

Incessant rain lashed south coastal Andhra Pradesh below the affect of extreme cyclonic storm “Nivar” over southwest Bay of Bengal, which intensified into a really extreme cyclonic storm on Wednesday.

SPSR Nellore district administration started evacuation of people residing within the hamlets in, amongst different mandals, Tada, Sullurpeta, Gudur and Naidupeta as rain occurred at most locations and heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rain in some locations. Weathermen predicted rain at most locations with remoted heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy falls within the subsequent 24 hours.

About 2,000 people residing in coastal hamlets have been moved to safer locations to date, official sources stated. A management room was opened on the Collectorate. Motorists had a troublesome time travelling as many roads, particularly in low-lying areas and on Nellore outskirts have been flooded with rainwater. The sea remained tough to very tough.

Squally wind pace reaching 30 to 40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph alongside and off the coast prevailed. Gale wind pace reaching 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph was very probably alongside and off the coastal district within the early hours of Thursday, weathermen stated.

Low-lying areas in, amongst different areas, Naidupeta and Venkatagiri cities have been submerged following steady downpour. Cautionary sign three was hoisted at Krishnapatnam.

District Collector K.V.N.Chakradhar Babu oversaw the preparedness of the workers in assembly any emergency in Kothapatnam village in Kota mandal, which witnessed regular showers since Wednesday evening.

Farmers have been a anxious lot because the downpour submerged paddy seedlings raised within the coastal mandals. Reviewing the state of affairs with officers in Nellore, State Irrigation Minister P.Anil Kumar Yadav requested the officers involved to be totally on alert to avert breaches to tanks as additionally main reservoirs together with Somasila and Kandaleru which had reached most storage capability.

Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force rushed to the coastal mandals to supervise reduction and rescue operations.

Prakasam District Collector Pola Bhaskar visited Ulavapadu, which is more likely to bear the brunt of the cyclone within the district after landfall, and requested the workers to undertake reduction and rescue operations. Special officers have been appointed to observe the state of affairs 24×7 within the 11 coastal mandals.

Port warnings

Local cautionary signal-III was hoisted at Machilipatnam, Krishnapatnam, Nizampatnam and Vadarevu ports. Distant warning signal-II was hoisted at Visakhapatnam Port, DW-II with part sign quantity – IV was hoisted at Kakinada and Gangavaram ports.