Incessant rain drenches Vizag; schools to remain closed on Monday

Continuous rain in Visakhapatnam causes waterlogging, school closures, landslides, and bridge damage, prompting emergency measures and evacuations.

Continuous rain lashed Visakhapatnam and its outskirts from Saturday night, causing significant waterlogging and disrupting normal life in various parts on Sunday, September 8.

According to the AP State Development Planning Society website, many areas, including Pendurthi, Anandapuram, Pedagantyada, Arilova, Bheemunipatnam, Maharanipeta, Seethammadhara, and Gajuwaka, were drenched on Sunday after receiving around 50 mm of rainfall between 8.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The Collectors of Visakhapatnam, Alluri Sitharama Raju and Anakapalli districts have declared a school holiday on Monday.

Meanwhile, on Sunday morning, a few old boundary walls collapsed at the Kancharapalem and CBM compound areas, damaging electric poles and several vehicles parked there, creating panic among the locals.

Canals overflowed at HB Colony, Isukathota, Akkayyapalem, and a few other areas in the city. The overflow of the Erragedda drain at Gnanapuram was alarming.

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation authorities deployed additional earthmovers to clear the debris and prevent the drains from overflowing.

In some areas, like Jalaripeta and Beach Road, manholes overflowed. Sanitation staff, led by Sanitation Inspectors, cleared debris from the drains at many places.