At the end of May, Madhya Pradesh reported in all 150 cases of dengue. With monsoon season and water logging rampant, the state capital alone has 72 cases of dengue. Experts indicate when conditions dry up, the condition would become ideal for breeding of larvasite.
The district health department is set to declare four new containment zones to arrest the spread of Covid-19 in the city, at a time when there is an uptick in daily new cases amid concerns over laxity in taking precautions and the emergence of a new Omicron sub-variant.
Vijayawada Customs Commissionerate launched a unique initiative as part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav (AKAM) celebrations. The officials destroyed seized cannabis without causing any damage to environment.
The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign proved dear to a city family as three of their members – two sisters and their brother – were electrocuted while trying to put up a flag on their terrace on Sunday.
Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan inaugurated a 30-feet tall Gandhi statue installed on the Freedom Fighters’ Association Building in the city on Sunday.
A total of 129 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the state on Sunday. A day before on Saturday, it was after 38 consecutive days that less than 100 new cases were reported in a single day in the state, as only 85 people tested positive.
The NTR and Krishna district administrations heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday as the water level in Krishna river and Prakasam Barrage came down to 3.68 lakh cusecs.