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Time of India
18 hours ago
- Time of India
Vizag police launch ASTraM app to resolve traffic woes
Visakhapatnam: Vizag city police have launched 'ASTraM', a mobile app aimed at resolving the city's traffic issues. Home minister V Anitha inaugurated the app, which is centred primarily on tackling traffic-related challenges. According to Vizag city police chief Shanka Brata Bagchi, the app will gather information on traffic updates from Google Maps and similar platforms, providing alerts to traffic personnel in real-time, every 15 minutes through Telegram. These alerts will then be assigned to ground-level traffic police, who are expected to promptly reach sites of congestion and alleviate traffic bottlenecks. Bagchi noted that the app is equipped with a variety of features, including route planning, accident reporting, traffic alerts, incident reporting, violation reporting, information about traffic fines, an event calendar, and e-attendance. He subsequently requested the app developer to arrange a one-week training session for traffic police officers. Anitha pointed out that Vizag city has been hosting several national and state-level events. She added that as a resident, she was aware of the traffic woes that commuters in the city face. The minister highlighted that the app is designed to be user-friendly, offering detailed traffic updates, and can be used via Telegram. Moreover, she mentioned that the app is being anticipated to be fully functional within the next three months.
India Today
30-04-2025
- India Today
8 killed in wall collapse at temple in Andhra Pradesh's Simhachalam
At least eight people died, and several others were injured after a cement wall collapsed at the Simhachalam temple in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam in the early hours of wall collapsed while devotees were standing in a queue for the Rs 300 ticket near the shopping complex on the Ghat Road from Simhagiri Bus incident occurred during the annual Chandanamahotsavam celebrations at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy According to sources, temporary arrangements were made as part of the festival preparations, including tents that were put up to accommodate the large number of devotees anticipated for the festival. It is learnt that the cement wall that collapsed was from a new under-construction structure next to the tents. In the wee hours of Wednesday, heavy rains lashed the region for over an hour. Given Simhachalam's hilly terrain, the soil reportedly came loose, causing the tents and temporary structures to give way and fall onto the newly constructed wall — allegedly leading to the operations were underway, with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and fire and police departments deployed at the site. Injured devotees were moved to hospitals under the supervision of the NDRF and the say the devotees had queued up for darshan since the early hours, crowding the Minister Chandrababu Naidu condoled the deaths. 'I am saddened by the death of seven devotees... My deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this incident due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains. I have spoken to the district collector and SP about the situation there,' he said, adding that he was monitoring the situation the Chief Minister's post on X, the death toll has risen further. Home Minister V Anitha reached the spot and was closely monitoring the situation along with the District Collector and Police Commissioner. She also oversaw the rescue operations in the wall-damaged for Endowments Anam Ramanarayana Reddy expressed shock and grief over the incident. 'It is most unfortunate that seven devotees lost their lives in a wall collapse due to heavy rains,' he said in a statement from Amaravati. He assured that orders had been issued to provide the best treatment to the injured and confirmed that an enquiry had been launched into the incident. 'The government will stand by the families of the victims,' he from earlier in the day showed devotees, including Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams chairman BR Naidu, offering silk clothes (pattu vastras) to the deity. IN THIS STORY#Andhra Pradesh
