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Andhra Pradesh: Tirumala witnesses huge flood, Tirupati flights hit


Tirumala, the domicile of Lord Venkateswara, was once stuck in a large flood of remarkable scale on Thursday, leaving loads of pilgrims stranded at the same time as a heavy downpour underneath the affect of a despair in Bay of Bengal battered the temple-town Tirupati and plenty of portions of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The 4 ‘maada streets’ adjacent the principle temple on Tirumala Hills, remained flooded, as was once the Vaikuntham queue complicated (cellar). Darshan of the God was once just about stalled as pilgrims may now not project out as a result of the inundation.

The Japali Anjaneya Swamy temple on Tirumala was once inundated and idol of the God submerged.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams officers made association at no cost meals and lodging for the pilgrims stranded at the holy hills.

TTD Government Officer Okay S Jawahar Reddy declared a vacation on Friday for the place of job group of workers in view of the placement.

The 2 ghat roads resulting in the Tirumala Hills have been closed for site visitors following the flood and landslides, reliable assets stated. The pedestrian stairway resulting in the temple from Alipiri was once additionally closed down, they stated.

The Tirupati Global Airport at Renigunta additionally remained inundated, forcing the government to forestall touchdown of incoming airplane.

Airport Director S Suresh stated two passenger flights scheduled to land in Tirupati from Hyderabad and Bengaluru have been requested to go back. A scheduled flight from New Delhi has been cancelled because of the present climate situation, he added.

The TTD Further Government Officer’s place of job in Tirumala remained marooned, as have been many visitor homes.

A landslide broken 3 rooms on the Narayanagiri visitor area complicated however not anything untoward has been reported because the rooms have been unoccupied, reliable assets stated.

Pilgrims staying in different rooms in Narayanagiri and within sight S V visitor area have been shifted to different lodging.

In Srinivasa Mangapuram close to Tirupati, two automobiles have been washed away because the Swarnamukhi rivulet remained in spate.

A bridge at the Renigunta-Kadapa freeway remained in a precarious place at Anjaneyapuram. A truck was once stranded at the bridge, inflicting a site visitors jam on all sides, at the same time as police reached the spot for a rescue operation.

Leader Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to Chittoor district Collector M Hari Narayanan and reviewed the placement. Jagan requested the Collector to intently track the water ranges and take required steps accordingly, a CMO unlock stated.

Aid camps will have to be opened anywhere essential and other people from inclined spaces shifted on want.

“Deploy NDRF and SDRF groups and perform rescue and aid operations. All of the line departments will have to stay on alert and take required motion as in step with the placement,” the Leader Minister stated.



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