Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Software Engineer From Krishna District Missing After Nepal Floods
Choppavarapu Ramesh is a software engineer from Kanuru.
He works in Doha, Qatar.
He traveled to Nepal for a pilgrimage and holiday.
His family has not heard from him since he said he was leaving.
Floods in Nepal may have left him stranded.
His name was added to an official missing-persons list.
Officials are contacting the Indian Embassy and Nepalese authorities.
His family is asking authorities to find him and bring him home safely.
Choppavarapu Ramesh, a 53-year-old software engineer from Kanuru, has gone missing after traveling to Nepal.
Ramesh, who works in Doha, Qatar, had traveled to Nepal for a pilgrimage and holiday after returning to Doha on August 14.
His family has received no communication from him since he said he was leaving for Nepal.
His name was added to the missing-persons list at the Machilipatnam Collectorate amid fears he was caught in the floods.
The Krishna district administration is coordinating with the Indian Embassy and Nepalese authorities to trace him.
- Who
- Choppavarapu Ramesh, a 53-year-old software engineer from Kanuru in Krishna district.
- What
- He has gone missing and is presumed to be stranded after floods in Nepal.
- When
- He returned to Doha on August 14 and later traveled to Nepal; the report said authorities were acting on Friday.
- Where
- He was traveling in Nepal after leaving his native Kanuru in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Authorities believe he may have been caught in the Nepal floods, after his family lost contact with him.
- Missing person
- Choppavarapu Ramesh
- Age
- 53
- Native place
- Kanuru, Penamaluru mandal, Krishna district
- Occupation
- Software engineer
- Work location
- Doha, Qatar
- Travel purpose
- Manasarovar-Kailash pilgrimage and holiday in Nepal
- Search efforts
- The Krishna district administration is coordinating with the Indian Embassy and Nepalese authorities