New Delhi: A major accident was averted after a boat carrying six TDP leaders, including former minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao, overturned in Godavari River, on the borders of West Godavari-Konaseema district, on Thursday. According to reports, all of them were rescued safely.
According to reports, former Andhra Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with the former Irrigation minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao and former TDP MLA Radhakrishna were touring the flood-affected area when the leaders, excluding Naidu, slipped into the flood water while alighting from the boat.
However, the local fishermen immediately jumped into the water and rescued them safely.
According to the police, Naidu and the other TDP leaders were on two boats and the incident occurred near Sompalli village of Razole mandal after they crossed the West Godavari district border.
On receiving information, Revenue Police and other department officials rushed to the spot and shifted the Opposition party leaders to the nearby village.
It is to be noted that former minister and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu in on a two-day visit to the flood-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh. He is visiting the affected areas of the both combined Godavari districts to take stock of the situation.
Meanwhile, in a similar incident four days back, Polavaram MLA Tellam Balaraju, Eluru District Collector V. Prasanna Venkatesh and a few YSR Congress Party leaders had a narrow escape after a raft submerged in waters while visiting the flood hit habitations in Rudramkota village in Velerupadu mandal, as per reports.