Man swept away in Krishna rescued by NDRF personnel
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He had gone to the river to take a bath
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He had gone to the river to take a bath
Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) 10th Battalion saved a man named B. Venkata Naresh who was swept away in the swirling waters of the Krishna on Monday.
Mr. Naresh, a taxi driver hailing from Krishna Lanka in Vijayawada, came to the river to take a bath. However, he was soon swept away, said NDRF Commandant Zahid Khan.
Fishermen and locals tried in vain to save Mr. Naresh, and alerted the NDRF personnel who were practicing aquatic courses in the river at Seethanagaram village in Guntur district.
Two more electric crematoria in city
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With the rise in COVID deaths, the need for more electric crematoriums is increasingly felt. Krishna District Collector A.Md. Imtiaz on Friday said two more electric crematoria would be set up in Vijayawada city soon.
Reviewing the COVID situation with officials of the Revenue, Municipal Corporation and the Government Hospital, Mr. Imtiaz said in addition to the existing electric crematorium at Krishna Lanka, two more would soon come up at Singhnagar and Vidyadharapuram.
He directed the officials to ensure that the bodies in the mortuary of people who died while undergoing treatment for COVID in the Government General Hospital were handed over to their families without any delay and all COVID norms should strictly be followed, both by the people dealing with the cases in the hospital and the family members of the deceased persons.
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VIJAYAWADA: At a time when the transport department is observing the month-long 32nd National Road Safety Awareness campaign, the 150 black spots where a majority of road accidents occur are crying for attention.
Of the total black spots, 124 are in Vijayawada alone and the District Road Safety Committee revealed that over speeding and failing to adhere to traffic norms are major reasons for the accidents.
Of them, 50 are considered to be severe black spots. Road accidents occur at these places frequently, so roads would be widened and speed breakers will be set up to slash the accident rate. The committee stated similar works will be taken up at the remaining black spots in a phased manner.
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VIJAYAWADA: In a major sigh of relief for the residents of Krishna Lanka, the officials of irrigation, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) and revenue department have completed a ground level survey to provide rehabilitation for the residents before commencing the second phase of retaining wall works along Krishna River bund for a length of 1,560 metres between Koti Nagar and Tarakarama Nagar.
Works in this regard will be taken up at a cost of Rs 122.90 crore and they are expected to be completed before the onset of next monsoon. Sources said around 50,000 people are residing in the downstream Prakasam Barrage. For the last few years, the low-lying areas such as Chalasani Nagar, Krishna Lanka, Geetha Nagar, Ranigarithota, Balaji Nagar, Dwaraka Nagar and Bramarambapuram have been getting inundated causing huge losses to the residents.