Bodies of three boys retrieved from river Vasishta in East Godavari
The Hindu
Search is on for the body of another boy.
The police on Monday morning retrieved the bodies of three boys from Vasishta, a branch of river Godavari, at Koderulanka island under P.Gannavaram police limits in Konaseema region in East Godavari district. The police launched the search operation on Sunday night after four boys who reportedly drowned in the river while attempting to have a bath. P.Gannavaram SI G.Surendra told The Hindu that the deceased were identified as B. Naveen Kumar, Y. Ratna Sagar, and Pantala Pawan. The search is continuing for another boy, Kandavalli Vinaya”. The bodies have been traced near the island.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.