Rain continues to damage parts of seaside district for 4th day

TIRUPATI: Rain continued to lash SPSR Nellore, Tirupati, Chittoor and Prakasam districts for the 4th successive day under the effect of cyclone Mandous, on Monday, impacting regular life and swamping low-lying locations. Moderate to heavy rains at routine periods from Sunday night to Monday afternoon resulted in inflamed drains pipes, interruption of car traffic and bringing regular life to a dead stop in the metropolitan locations of Nellore and Tirupati and its suburban areas. According to actual time information, the cumulative rains balance in SPSR Nellore district was 33.5 mm, Prakasam 34.4 mm and Tirupati district 23.7 mm, for 24 hours ending by night on Monday. In Nellore, the Ulavapadu mandal tape-recorded the greatest rains with 120.8 mm, followed by Kandukur with 114 mm, Allur with 52.4 mm and Vorativaripalem with 51.6 mm. In Prakasam, the Ponnalur mandal gotten 84.2 mm rains followed by Yerragondapalem with 82 mm and Marripadu with 65.4 mm. In Tirupati, the Balayapalli mandal tape-recorded the greatest rains of 58 mm approximately 7pm. The cumulative average rains in Tirupati metropolitan on Monday from 8.30 am to 7pm was 35.2 mm with the typical rains being 30.8 mm in Tirupati department. From Sunday night till Monday early morning, Tirupati had moderate to serious rains. Around midday, another wave of heavy rain hammered the temple city, flooding numerous low-lying locations. As an outcome of overruning drains, waterlogging was observed on roads and other significant crossways. 3 cottages, which were developed on the primary drain, partly collapsed in Bandaru nest of Tirupati city on Monday night. Regional MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy in addition to civic authorities hurried to the area and saved the prisoners, who suffered small injuries. The MLA ensured the victims of all aid and payment from the federal government. The Chillakuru authorities, in coordination with the earnings department, saved homeowners of Tippagunta Palem town in Chillakuru mandal under the Gudur department after the roadway connection to their town was cut due to the overruning of the Uppeteru stream. Gudur RDO Kiran Kumar, helped by authorities and boats, saved a dialysis client and a pregnant lady who required instant medical attention. They were sent out to the Gudur federal government health center in an ambulance. Chittoor district has some break from the cyclonic storm as rains have actually gone away in lots of mandals. The district’s cumulative rains typical, from 8am to 8pm on Monday was 19.5 mm, with Somala mandal getting the greatest rains of 45.2 mm, followed by Chowdepalli with 35.8 mm. As the heavy rains swamped a big degree of farming fields in the district, paddy at the gathering phase has actually been damaged on about 199.12 hectares. Heavy rains likewise ruined groundnut on 224.6 hectares, maize on 66.6 hectares, black gram on 38.4 hectares, and sugarcane on 19.6 hectares. Cultivation crops such as brinjal, cauliflower, tomato, potato, flowers, chilli, banana, beans, gourds, betel vine and cabbage, spread out throughout 149.6 hectares were harmed. In all, around 377 gardening farmers sustained an approximated overall loss of Rs 2.1 crore. …
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