Two feared drowned in Krishna river in Guntur district; search operation on
On Wednesday, the students passing through a water -filled path to reach their schools in Nallapadu on the skirts of Gundur City. | Photo Loan: Gn Rao
Two people disappeared and on Wednesday morning, the Aaravati in the Gundur region is afraid of drowning in the Krishna River in the Lingayapalem Village in the Thullur Mandal of the capital region. Lost people were described as 19 -year -old Kameswara Rao Prasangi and 20 -year -old Upendra Prasangi, from the same family. They were among the three fishermen who entered the river to get their boats. The third fisherman Nadikuditi Venkateswarlu swam to security and informed the authorities that the other two disappeared. All three were residents of Seethanagaram village in Tadepalli Mandal, on the shores of Krishna near Prakasam dam.
Regional Collector S. Nagalakshmi Hindu The administration has initiated a search operation with the help of State Disaster Response Power (SDRF) to monitor missing persons. “Both were professional swimmers, and the locals hopes that they might have reached the river at some point,” he added.
Considering that the river was in Spate, Mrs. Nagalakshmi organized an emergency teleconference with regional officials and collections and said to take preventive measures and increase public awareness. Educational institutions in low areas have been asked to close for several days from educational institutions, flooding areas and places with connection problems and the final decision will be taken at the local level depending on the conditions.
The collector called on the residents of the housing to remain extremely careful in the next few days, because heavily heavy rains were estimated in Gundur region. On Tuesday, torrential rainy drainage channels and some roads caused traffic cuts. Authorized, the authorities to identify vulnerable habits and residents of the residents are directed to shift to safer places, he said.
Regional Income Officer N.SK. Khajavali, Tadikonda, Mangalagiri and Pedakakani mandates reported that the floods lived. The heavy water flow, Chennai – Kolkata National Highway accident caused traffic wheezing in Toll Plaza. Tadikonda in the village of Mandal Neerukonda, overflowing Konaveti Vagu’nun sweeping three sheep, the other 13 people are reported to be missing.
Published – 13 August 2025 05:36 IST