Naguluppalapadu Receives Highest Rain of 198 mm in Prakasam
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Severe Cyclone Murasu brings heavy rainfall to Prakasam district, with Naguluppalapadu recording the highest 198 mm. Health officials deploy 60 medical teams and arrange emergency facilities to handle cyclone-related emergencies.
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A unrooted tree obstructing the road in Revenue Colony of Ongole
Ongole: Heavy rain lashed Prakasam district due to Severe Cyclone Murasu. Naguluppala Padu mandal received the highest rainfall of 198 mm.
Cyclone Murasu made the landfall between Chinaganjam and Naguluppalapadu, near Pedaganjam, at around 7:30 AM. Upto 08:30 AM on Tuesday, Kothapatnam mandal got the second highest rain at 182.3 mm. Ongole Urban mandal came third with 174.7 mm. Santhanuthalapadu recorded 110.5 mm and J Pangulur recorded 108 mm. In all, five mandals received more than 100 mm of rain. Ten other mandals received between 50 mm and 100 mm. These are Chimakurthy with 95.3 mm, Ongole Rural with 93.3 mm, Addanki with 86.9 mm, Singarayakonda with 85.6 mm and Maddipadu with 81.1 mm. Santhamaguluru recorded 60.5 mm, Mundlamuru 59.5 mm, Ulavapadu 54.7 mm, Tangutur 54.2 mm and Kondapi 51.5 mm.
Lingasamudram recorded the lowest at just 1.5 mm. Kurichedu got 2.3 mm, Donakonda 5.3 mm and Gudluru 6.5 mm. Thallur and Ponnaluru also stayed below 10 mm, with 8.2 mm and 8.3 mm. The average rainfall across the 28 mandals of the district was about 63.3 mm.
The Health Department has made wide arrangements to deal with the heavy rain situation. DMHO Dr T Venkateswarlu said that a total sevven of villages affected due to Cyclone Murasu. He said that the Primary Health Centre at Kothapatnam is damaged. To attend the situation effectively, the Medical and Health Officials said that that have formed 60 medical teams, and kept 30 beds in UPHCs, 10 beds in the Area Hospital, and 30 beds in the GGH Ongole ready to provide immediate attention to the victims if any.
They said that they have also stocked life saving medicines. There are 1674 vials of anti snake venom and 3985 vials of anti rabies vaccine. For emergency transport, 32 ambulances of the 108 service, 7 ambulances of the 102 service and 36 mobile medical units of the 104 service are ready.
Special care is being taken of pregnant women whose delivery dates are near. In all, 135 such women were identified. Of them, 121 have already been shifted to hospitals. Twenty eight were taken to Primary Health Centres and 11 to Community Health Centres. Another 11 were shifted to the Area Hospital and 13 to the Government General Hospital. The highest number, 58, went to private hospitals. A total of 14 women delivered during the cyclone period.
