Bridge over Papagni collapses, relief work begins in Kadapa
The Hindu
Earthmovers were deployed to clean up the roads in flood-hit villages and restore electricity.
The road bridge across Papagni connecting Kadapa and Tadipatri towns collapsed on Sunday under the impact of the floods.
The bridge developed signs of sinking on Saturday, following which the alert district administration diverted the heavy vehicular traffic via alternate routes through Yerraguntla and Proddatur.
However, smaller vehicles continued to flow towards the bridge and remained stranded for up to a kilometre on both sides of the bridge. The district was severely battered, especially the Kadapa, Rajampet and Kamalapuram constituencies.

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