Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh on Sunday sounded a high alert in the coastal region as a cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal was heading towards it and was likely to cross the region between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam on Monday.
Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) of the state government alerted all nine coastal districts.
The State Disaster Response Force (SRDF) and National Disaster Response Force were kept on standby. Parts of the coastal region, especially Krishna district, on Sunday started experiencing rains and strong winds. The sea became rough. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed the Collectors of coastal districts to take all precaution to prevent loss of lives. (IANS)
