Two auto drivers ferry over 2,000 COVID-19 patients
The Hindu
Initiative came after ambulances fell short
Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, two autorickshaw drivers in Nileswaram have been working to help affected patients for over a year. C.Hareesh Karuvacheri, 48, and Ratheesh,42, have helped over 2,000 patients from various parts of Nileswaram, Kanhangad municipality, and Charavathur panchayat since the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak. They came forward to help COVID-19 patients, when ambulances fell short and other drivers refused to take the patients to hospital after they were confirmed positive for the disease.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.