To clear passenger rush during Sankranti, the South Central Railway (SCR) will run 20 special trains between Kacheguda - Kakinada Town and Hyderabad – Tirupati.
While three of them died on the spot in the accident at the Lachchipalem bypass centre in Tallarevu mandal of Kakinada, the fourth is in a critical condition at the hospital
The deceased have been identified as Bodireddi Suribabu (35), Mr. Killi Nagu (40) and farmer Galla Nagaraju (24). The incident occurred while the trio was engaged in repairing the agriculture pump set owned by Nagaraju.
The accident took place around midnight when the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Bus transporting over 40 passengers fell into the Sagar Canal.
Jagan Mohan Reddy released Rs. 123.52 crore under the YSR Matsyakara Bharosa. A sum of 10,000 each would be credited directly into the bank accounts of the beneficiary families.
Severe heat wave conditions are expected in Kunavaram mandal in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Noutavaram (Anakapalli), Kotananduru (Kakinada) and Jiyyammavalasa, Komarada and Parvatipuram (Parvatipuram Manyam).
This incident at Gonegandla village of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh led to the evacuation of 150 families from the rock's vicinity to avert any untoward incident.