Help centres for people hit by rain

In view of the heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder and gales, control rooms have been set up in the district to enable people in need of help to reach the officials concerned, said Krishna district Collector B. Lakshmikantham, in a statement here on Thursday.

The Collector asked people to remain alert and seek official help in case of a problem.

The control room numbers are: Machilipatnam Collectorate 08672252847, Vijayawada Collector’s camp office 0866 2474801, Vijayawada Sub-Collector 0866 2576217, RDO (Nuzvid) 08656232717; RDO (Gudivada) 08674243697 and RDO (Machilipatnam)08672252486.