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Andhra Pradesh: Flash floods in Anantpur, administration rescues 300 people
The floods in district were are caused by overflowing nearby lakes.
Defying its drought-prone tag, Andhra Pradesh’s Anantpur was hit by flash floods owing to the heavy rainfall that poured down in the district on Tuesday night.
At least 300 flood victims were rescued from their houses, as many low-lying settlements got submerged in the rainwater and the overflowing drains.
Watch the rescue operation here:
Large amounts of rain fell in areas like Rudrampeta, Nadimvanka, and Adarsh Nagar, flooding the houses. The floods in district were are caused by overflowing nearby lakes. In comparison to March 2022, Singanamala lake received 60 per cent more rainwater in October 2022. The Chitravathi River is reportedly nearing capacity as well, said the reports.
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Since Tuesday night, numerous colonies have been without electricity due to overflowing drainage systems that allowed entry of flood water into multiple colonies. Up to 300 individuals were evacuated from their homes by police and fire fighters and were rescued with boats, reports said.
The local MLAs Anantha Venkatarami Reddy, Topudurthi Prakash Reddy and MP Gorantla Madhav are constantly keeping a keen eye on the overwhelming situation. Upon their orders, facilities for drinking water and for food have been made at the relief camps.
Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Anantpur, GR Madhusudan has said that the tanks were entirely full prior to the rain but the canals began to overflow following the intense downpour. This resulted in the rural and town areas of Anantapur experiencing flash floods. In rural areas, six colonies were submerged; in urban areas, four colonies and three wards were impacted. The area that is most impacted is Rangaswami colony, RDO Madhusudan added.
The District Magsitrate has declared holiday for the schools and examinations of a few colleges have been postponed.
Sai Praneeh Burah, who famous by the name of Andhra Pradesh weatherman, in his tweet, wrote that in his nine years of blogging experience, he had never witnessed such floods in Anantpur. The tag of drought-prone district will now be removed as it rained in excess here in the past 4 years and this year highest rainfall was recorded here, he added.
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Anti-Corruption Bureau raids Telangana official’s house, finds assets worth Rs 100 crore, Rs 40 lakh cash
Till now up to 16 locations are currently going through raids, which are being carried out by 18 ACB squads.
A government official with alleged assets worth over Rs 100 crore has been apprehended by Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). On Wednesday, January 24, the ACB’s detectives raided the offices of S Balakrishna, Secretary of the Telangana State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TSRERA), and Metro Rail’s Planning Officer simultaneously.
Earlier, he was employed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) as the director of town planning. The anti-graft body’s 14 teams searched all day, and they’re probably going to do so again on Thursday, January 25.
Raids carried out concurrently at Balakrishna’s residence, offices, and relatives’ premises resulted in the recovery of assets valued at more than Rs 100 crore.
Till now up to 16 locations are currently going through raids, which are being carried out by 18 ACB squads.
A total of Rs 100 crore worth of assets and valuables were retrieved, including gold, cell phones, bank deposits, and apartments.
However, the official has not yet unlocked his bank lockers. At least four banks have lockers that the ACB has identified.
The ACB teams claim that Shiva Balakrishna’s family is not helping with the search operation. The investigation teams are currently searching Shiva Balakrishna’s bank vaults and other belongings.
At the official’s home, the ACB officials allegedly discovered cash counting machinery. It was said that he had accumulated fortune during his time with the HMDA. The investigators also found other benami properties.
On Wednesday, at 5 a.m., the raid begabegan. The offices, residence, and other significant sites were searched by the anti-corruption bureau.
Meanwhile, the Income Tax department seized nearly Rs 300 crore in cash from the premises of a distillery company in Balangir, Odisha, that belonged to the brother of Congress leader Dhiraj Sahu in December of last year.
The income tax (IT) department raided and searched multiple locations in Bengaluru in October, recovering approximately Rs 42 crore from a flat owned by R Ambikapathy, who was the vice-president of the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association and the president of the BBMP Contractors’ Association at the time.
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Skill development case: Andhra Pradesh High Court grants TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu 4-week bail over health concerns
The former chief minister needs cataract surgery, according to Naidu’s lawyer.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu temporary release for a period of four weeks due to health concerns in relation to the skill development case.
The former chief minister needs cataract surgery, according to Naidu’s lawyer. Additionally, the judge set November 10 as his usual bail date, as per reports.
In relation to the purported Rs 3,300 crore Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) scandal, which is said to have occurred during Naidu’s tenure as Andhra chief minister, he was detained on September 9.
The police showed up at Naidu’s house that day at around three in the morning. Due to the massive protests from his party members, they were unable to arrest him. After about three hours, he was taken into custody.
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Andhra Pradesh Police has opened an investigation into the case in March of this year. Based on the declarations of an accused turned approver and the depositions of three IAS officers, the investigation was launched in response to letters served to former Indian Railway Traffic Service officer Arja Srikanth, who held the position of chief executive officer (CEO) of the APSSDC in 2016.
Established in 2016, the APSSDC aims to empower jobless youngsters and improve their employability by offering skill training.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project valued at Rs 3,300 crore was inked by the Chandrababu Naidu government at the time, according to the CID investigation. In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, Siemens Industry Software India Ltd. and Design Tech Systems Pvt Ltd.
Six centres of excellence for talent development were to be established by Siemens Industry Software India Ltd. About ten percent of the project’s overall expenditure was expected to come from the Andhra government. The remaining cash would be given as grants-in-aid by the two firms.
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Skill development scam: TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu’s judicial remand extended till October 19
Additionally, the court set Friday for the hearings on Naidu’s bail request and the Andhra Pradesh Police CID’s demand for his custody.
The TDP chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s judicial remand in the Skill Development Corporation scam case was extended by a local court here on Thursday by a week until October 19. After the second extension of Naidu’s arrest ended on Thursday, the Anti-Corruption Bureau Court extended his remand for a third time today.
Additionally, the court set Friday for the hearings on Naidu’s bail request and the Andhra Pradesh Police CID’s demand for his custody.
According to reports, the Vijayawada ACB Court gave its decision on Thursday amidst ongoing heated arguments between the CID’s lawyers, Additional Advocate General P Sudhakar Reddy and Special Public Prosecutor Y N Vivekananda, and Supreme Court attorney Pramod Dubey, who was representing the former chief minister.
Since Naidu reportedly refused to comply with the investigators during the initial two-day police custody questioning on September 23 and 24, the CID is requesting an additional five days of police custody to interview him further.
The TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh’s anticipatory bail petition was set for hearing on Wednesday by the high court, but the CID asked for an extension till October 12 to file its response.
TDP members have been demonstrating their outrage by calling for Chandrababu Naidu’s release at rallies and candle marches all throughout the nation.
Earlier, Chandrababu’s wife Bhuvaneshwari prayed specifically for the TDP leader’s release at St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Jampet, Rajahmundry.
Additionally, individuals gathered inside the chapel holding banners denouncing Naidu’s detention.
On September 9, Naidu was detained for allegedly stealing money from the Skill Development Corporation, which cost the state exchequer about Rs 300 crore.
Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan has previously declared Janasena’s exit from the NDA in favour of Chandrababu Naidu.
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