Andhra Pradesh Governor express grief over death of seven devotees in wall collapse incident in Simhachalam temple
Mr. Abdul Nazeer conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, and directed the Visakhapatnam district officials to provide better medical aid to the injured.
NDRF operation
Meanwhile, the Regional Response Centre (RRC) of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has conducted Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) at the spot where the wall has collapsed in Simhachalam temple, said NDRF 10th Battalion Commandant V.V.N. Prasanna Kumar.
'The RRC headed by Inspector Eshwara Rao has taken up CSSR operation to search for the injured, if any, trapped under the debris,' Mr. Prasanna Kumar told The Hindu.
'Instructions have been give to the NDRF personnel to coordinate with the district administration, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the Fire Services Department officers in taking up the search and rescue operations,' the Commandant added.
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