Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday directed officials to step up search operations to trace eight fishermen who have been missing since August 3.
The search is being conducted in coordination between the Indian Coast Guard, State fisheries department and the BR Ambedkar Konaseema district administration.
He further said the coast guard, fisheries department and district administration should continue the search in coordination until the missing boat and fishermen are traced. “Search operations to trace the eight fishermen who have been missing since their fishing boat left Odalarevu jetty on August 3 must be intensified, and all possible measures should be taken to locate them safely,” said Naidu in an official press release.
Naidu directed officials to maintain continuous contact with the families of the missing fishermen, provide regular updates on the search operations and assured them of full government support
