Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and BJP State president P.V.N. Madhav at the site of the explosion, at Vetlapalem in Kakinada district on Saturday. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced ₹20 lakh as ex gratia to the families of the 20 workers who died in a blast at Sri Surya Firecrackers unit at Vetlapalem of Samarlakota Mandal in Kakinada district. This was in addition to the ₹2 lakh ex gratia announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the PM Relief Fund. Published – February 28, 2026 10:15 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Three die of asphyxiation while cleaning water sump in Whitefield M.V. Govindan says CPI(M) will announce its list of candidates for Assembly polls by March 8 or 9