Centre asks Andhra Pradesh to guard Visakhapatnam Steel Plant free of cost before CISF exit on November 17
Steel Secretary Sandeep Poundrik writes to Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad for APSPF personnel at the plant, which has been paying ₹150 crore to ₹200 crore a year for a CISF force the Centre is withdrawing over unpaid dues
Heavy rainfall and the intensification of a Bay of Bengal depression into a deep depression have prompted local administrations in several regions of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to take precautionary measures. Several educational institutions have been ordered to remain closed until September 24, including Nabarangpur, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Khurda, and Malkangiri.
Anganwadi centers will also remain shut till Thursday. Teachers and staff, however, will still report to the schools. The Puri district administration has hoisted red flags and banned sea bathing along the beach until Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the system is moving westwards at a speed of 7 kmph.
It is expected to move west-northwestwards and cross the North Andhra Pradesh - South Odisha coasts between Vishakhapatnam and Gopalpur as a deep depression by the night of September 23, 2026. A holiday has been declared for all schools in Vizianagaram district on September 23, and schools in Srikakulam have also been ordered to remain shut.
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