Mild tremors felt in AP Capital area

Guntur: Mild tremors were felt in certain pockets of Shavalyapuram Mandal in Guntur on Monday afternoon.

The proposed Capital of Andhra Pradesh Amaravathi will be based in the tremor-hit areas.

Ramacharla Pradeep Kumar, a professor from International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad has already alerted the AP government about the tremor-prone area.

“Though it’s a mild tremor, the AP government has to take preventive measures and construct quake-proof buildings in the area in order to ensure safety of the buildings and people in the area” Kumar added.