Massive Landslip on Tirumala ghat road; IIT Delhi team to inspect
The Hindu
Tirumala had never experienced such unprecedented rains in the past thirty years
A massive landslip was reported on the second ghat road leading to Tirumala in the early hours of Tuesday.
The incident took place about one kilometre ahead of the town. Huge boulders along with the rubble from atop a mountain cliff, in the vicinity of Sri Dova Bhasyakarla sannidhi, tumbled down and fell across the road. The landslip was so massive that the road was severely damaged at two different locations and a small stretch of parapet wall also got washed away on the road below. However, no casualties were reported.
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.