India
Andhra activates 609 schools as Cyclone Arnab shelters
The Hindu·
Andhra Pradesh activated 609 school campuses as Cyclone Arnab relief shelters on October 28. A 6 a.m. report flagged 150 schools as flood-prone and 78 buildings as collapse risks. Officials are monitoring 58,616 schools across 28 districts. Holidays cover 16 coastal districts. They mobilised 17,054 NCC, NSS and Scout volunteers, with no school damage by 6 a.m.
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What It Means For You
- Parents in the 16 holiday districts can treat listed school campuses as shelters where authorities open them.
- Staff remain on site at shelter schools, so DEO contact lists matter for family reunions.
- Emergency numbers 100, 108 and 112 are displayed at schools for incident reporting.
What's Happening
- The department is watching 2,22,904 staff and nearly 69.6 lakh students statewide.
- Infrastructure checks cover 1,604 vulnerable schools and 544 weak structures, with unsafe blocks barricaded.
- The cyclone crossed near Narsapur early Wednesday and later weakened into a severe cyclonic storm.
How School Shelters Were Readied
- Control rooms with nodal officers run in every DEO office around the clock.
- Shelter stocks include drinking water, food, first-aid kits and other essentials.
- The plan follows 15-point instructions issued to BC Welfare education officials on October 27.
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