Amaravati, Oct 3 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of four people who died due to heavy rains and floods in the state’s northern districts.

Officials said one person died in Kancharapalem of Visakhapatnam, two in Mandasa of Srikakulam district, and another in Kurupam of Parvathipuram Manyam district.

"Naidu directed officials to provide an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased in torrential rains in North Andhra districts," an official press release said.

According to Srikakulam district Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar, heavy rainfall in catchment areas has led to high inflows of 1.89 lakh cusecs into Gotta Barrage and 44,000 cusecs into Thotapalli, while the Vamsadhara rive

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