Uppada is a small village in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district. The coastal village is infamous for its sea erosion and also well known for the silk sarees. But after the Nivar cyclone, something new is seen here. As per a TOI report, beads of gold are 'spewing' from the sea.?
The village saw a virtual gold rush on November 27 as the locals discovered glittering gold filings along with small beads on the beach. As word spread, people rushed to get their hands on it. 50 people collected around Rs 3500 worth of gold, according to locals.?
The exact cause is not known. But local police did say that 2 temples crumbled under the impact of sea erosion.?
ˇ°It is customary in these parts to bury small gold beads or particles during foundation laying ceremony for houses and temples. As old buildings collapsed under the impact of sea erosion, the gold particles must have been got carried into the sea along with the debris. Cyclone Nivar has overhauled the sea. In the process, some of the gold particles must have landed on the beach from the ocean bed,ˇ± said local assistant sub-inspector Lovu Raju.?
ˇ°Only a few people have found gold. Not everyone was lucky,ˇ± he added.?
Nearly a year back, an old house fell under the impact of a cyclone at Konappa Peta, some kilometres from Uppada. It had a huge treasure of ancient coins.?
According to HT, the beaches of Kakinada saw a 'gold rush' as well.?
ˇ°It is also common that people who come to pilgrim centres in the nearby areas leave some small gold pieces in the sea while taking holy baths. During the latest Cyclone Nivar, some of these small gold objects might have washed ashore in tidal waves,ˇ± Raju said.?
It is indeed a curious case.??