Two boys drown in Baswapur reservoir
The Hindu
Two teenagers, S. Pawan Kumar Reddy and L. Hemanth, residents of Bhongir town, reportedly drowned in the Baswarpur reservoir and were pulled out on Tuesday.According to Bhongir rural police, the boys
Two teenagers, S. Pawan Kumar Reddy and L. Hemanth, residents of Bhongir town, reportedly drowned in the Baswarpur reservoir and were pulled out on Tuesday. According to Bhongir rural police, the boys aged 14 and 13 respectively, had left home on Monday evening for a swim on the banks of the reservoir. Preliminarily, it was understood that the boys were accidentally swept into intense and deep waters and went missing. While one victim’s body was found on Tuesday morning, police with the help of locals swung into action to retrieve the other victim.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.