ICG urged to launch search ops for 8 missing fisherfolk, SDMA alerted
Authorities have launched a search operation for eight fishermen who have been missing since August 7 after venturing into the Bay of Bengal. The district administration has alerted the Indian Coast Guard and State Disaster Management Authorities to coordinate the rescue efforts.
Fears for the safety of eight fishermen mounted on Monday as their families reported them unreachable for the last ten days, prompting the district administration to ask the Indian Coast Guard units of Kakinada and Visakhapatnam to a launch a search operation and alert the State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMA) about the missing incident.
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