NDRF retrieves bodies from quarry
The Hindu
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion on Monday retrieved the bodies of four persons, who accidentally fell into a quarry pit at Parvathipuram in Guntur district.The dec
A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion on Monday retrieved the bodies of four persons, who accidentally fell into a quarry pit at Parvathipuram in Guntur district. The deceased were identified as B. Sai Shankar (22), L. Vamshi (21), Shankar Reddy (22) and S. Venkatesh (23), all natives of Prathipadu in Guntur district, said Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan. The team led by NDRF inspector Mukesh Kumar completed the operation in six hours. The deceased were all petty vendors.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.