Lightning strikes predicted

Kadapa: Following occurrence sudden changes kadapa district has witnessed untimely rains with thunders, lightning in several places late evening on Saturday.

However there was no deaths reported so far.

According to the prediction of MET department lightning strikes might have happened 31 mandals like Badvel, Kadapa, Nandaluru, Rajampet, Porumamilla, Rayachoti, Galiveedu, R.Kodur, Kalasapadu, Chinnamandem, Kasinayina, Sambepalle, T.Sundupalle, Khajipet, Veeraballi, Brahmamgari Matam, Vontimitta, Penagaluru, Valluru, Kamalapuram, Kondapuram, Peddamudium, Yerraguntla, Chapadu, Pullampeta, Obulavari palli in the district for next 60 minutes.

District Collector CH. Harikiran directed the VRO to stay at their respective destinations as there may be possiblity of occuring untoward incidents.

Meanwhile electrical poles, trees were pull down in Badvel town, while some cows were killed in Rayachoti mandal due to struck by lightning .According to the sources Banana, Mango gardens were destroyed in Railway Kodur, Rayachoti,, Peddamudium mandals in large scale.