Depression: Officials put on high alert, holiday declared for schools in AP

Vijayawada, Sep 22 (UNI) With the depression centered over the west-central Bay of Bengal is rapidly moving towards North Andhra Pradesh and expected to intensify into a deep depression, a red alert has been issued for Srikakulam, Parvathipuram Manyam, and Vizianagaram districts for the next 24 hours. On Tuesday, the Meteorological Department said the system has been moving at a speed of 17 kmph over the past six hours and is expected to intensify into a deep depression within the next 12 hours. Currently, it is centered 290 km east of Visakhapatnam and 230 km from Kalingapatnam. It is likely…