SP inspects Uppada coast amid cyclone alert

Kakinada: Kakinada district Superintendent of Police G Bindumadhav inspected the Uppada coastal area in U Kothapalli mandal on Tuesday in view of the severe Cyclone Arnab warning. The SP assessed the intensity of sea waves and the extent of coastal erosion and directed police officials to coordinate with the Revenue and Disaster Management departments to shift fishermen and other coastal residents to safer locations wherever necessary. He said two SDRF and two NDRF teams had been deployed in Kakinada district for cyclone-related emergency duties. He also reviewed the basic amenities provided at rehabilitation centres and the progress of precautionary and relief measures with the officials concerned.

He advised the public to contact the emergency helpline 112 or the police control room numbers 94949 33233 and 94906 19298 for assistance in emergencies. SB DSP KVV Satyanarayana, Kakinada DSP NSVK Durga Rao, Pithapuram Circle Inspector GVV Satyanarayana and U Kothapalli Sub-Inspector G Venkatesh were among those who accompanied the SP during the inspection.

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Deekshitula Subrahmanyam

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Deekshitula RV Subrahmanyam is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, along with Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts. A journalist with experience of over three decades, he began his career as a Telugu mofussil reporter in 1991. He writes extensively on politics, tribal affairs, rural development, tourism, development, and human-interest stories He is the author of the six-part Telugu prose Ramayana Sitarama Kathasudha and has received several literary and journalistic honours, including the JCI Young Writer Award, Vadlamudi Rammohan Rao Memorial Award and Madduri Annapurnayya Memorial Award.

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