Andhra Pradesh Governor express grief over death of seven devotees in wall collapse incident in Simhachalam temple

Governor S. Abdul Nazeer. File
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Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer expressed profound grief over the wall collapse incident during Chandanotsavam in Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devastanam, at Simhachalam, in which seven devotees were killed and many suffered injuries in the early hours on Wednesday (April 29, 2025.)

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 10^th 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.