Kakinada: People in 11 cyclone-prone mandals being evacuated to safer places: Collector

Kakinada, Oct 26 (UNI) Kakinada District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad on Monday said people in 11 cyclone-prone mandals were being evacuated to safer places as the district administration geared up to meet any eventuality arising from the impending cyclone. Addressing a press conference here, he said apart from six coastal mandals, five other mandals had also been identified as cyclone-prone. Around 89,000 people living in coastal villages and habitations had been alerted about the possibility of the cyclone crossing the coast near the region, he said. The administration had identified 101 cyclone shelters across the district and directed officials to…