Rain batters Srikakulam for second day

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned in a bulletin released on Wednesday that Eluru and Alluri Sitarama Raju districts will continue to be under red alert, while an orange warning has been sounded for Parvathipuram Manyam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam districts.

The respective district administrations of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Anakapalli, and Alluri Sitarama Raju districts have announced the closure of all educational institutions on Thursday due to the heavy rain alert.

Meanwhile, heavy rain continued to batter Srikakulam district for the second day on Wednesday, with Vajrapukotturu village in the district receiving the highest rainfall of 88.25 mm, according to the State Directorate of Economics and Statistics.

The rainfall was due to the influence of a deep depression that formed over the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning.