Relief measures taken up in an accelerated mode in flood

Visakhapatnam south constituency MLA Ch. Vamsi Krishna Srinivas Yadav examining the overturned boat at the fishing harbour in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday

Visakhapatnam: Fall entrees are getting cleared, clogged drains are getting streamlined, stagnated water is being pumped out as department officials intensify the relief measures after cyclone Montha.

The authorities swung into action to repair the damaged drainages, roads and remove uprooted trees that fell in various localities.

District Collector MN Harendhira Prasad issued instructions to the district officials, special officers, zonal and revenue officers on the steps to be taken after the cyclone. To bring normalcy back to the district, the zonal officers focused on sanitation, chlorination of water sources, filling up potholes a