Polavaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 20 Five engineering students drowned in the Godavari river in the Eluru district on Friday, while two others were rescued. A police official said that the bodies of three students were recovered, and efforts are underway to locate the remaining two.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to intensify the search operations, officials said.
The engineering students, all from a private university in Amaravati in the Guntur district, had entered the river for a swim, police said.
"Five (engineering) students drowned after they ventured into the river for a swim, and two survived. The chief minister has directed officials to intensify search operations," Polavaram Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) M Venkateswara told
