Andhra Pradesh

According to a railway release here on Wednesday, the alert loco pilot of a goods train stopped the train in the affected section to prevent mishaps due to falling boulders.

Under the influence of the depression, the Meteorological Department forecast heavy rainfall, 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm, for the districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Konaseema and Eluru.

The cyclone was more severe in 25 mandals and two cities and 211 rehabilitation camps were set up in Bapatla district with over 10,000 shifted there.

India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that the landfall process of the severe cyclonic storm 'Michaung', which began earlier in the day near Bapatla on the Andhra Pradesh coast is likely to be complete in the next 2 hours.

The meeting was put off in view of the intense cyclonic conditions over the Bay of Bengal

Flights to and from destinations like Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Vijayawada, Tirupati and Chennai have been cancelled.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke on Monday to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry over cyclone 'Michaung' and assured all possible support from the Central government

As part of Navy Day 2023 celebrations on Monday, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) paid homage to service personnel who made the supreme sacrifice in various actions including the 1971 War

Several flights from the city were cancelled on Monday due to the storm alert.

Following the cyclone alert, Andhra Pradesh government declared holiday for all educational institutions on Monday in cyclone affected districts

With a vision to keep pace with new platforms and technologies under induction, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) has made considerable headway in augmentation of technical infrastructure and as many as 37 projects that cost over Rs. 2192 crore are underway at Visakhapatnam.

During the cyclone period, parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Telangana, and Odisha are likely to experience rainfall, though with varying intensity.

Modi has also directed top officials to ensure that all possible help is extended to the state.

Andhra Pradesh did not comply with the directives of the Home Secretary so far, according to Engineer-in-Chief (General) C Muralidhar on Saturday

Retired IAS officer LV Subrahmanyam has said that the retired employees in the state, who deserved to take rest, were forced to form a political party to protect the rights of pensioners

South Central Railway has cancelled certain trains in view of ‘Michaung’ cyclone hitting coastal Andhra Pradesh

AP government took this decision after a request by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, said the official

A youth was murdered in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, reportedly over the issue of a blanket

The Division also achieved the best ever Iron Ore loading from National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to the tune of 2.04 Million Tons in Nov-23

The meeting convened by the Secretary, Department of Water Resources, will be held virtually with the Chief Secretaries, Irrigation Secretaries and DGPs of Telangana and AP along with representatives of the CWC and KRMB

Official sources said that two more battalions of CRPF are expected to reach the Nagarjuna Sagar project for additional deployments.

The CRPF personnel were deployed following the intervention by the Union Home Ministry to defuse the tension between the two states over the dam across Krishna River.

The Nagarjuna Sagar Project engineers and officials, who have been tasked with the project operations were threatened and prevented from discharging their duties by the APSP police for two days.

In view of the cyclonic weather conditions prevailing in the South Coastal region of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu due to the impending severe cyclonic storm, there is a likelihood of change in the pattern of train services.