Control rooms become operational, relief shelters opened to provide assistance to rain-affected people in Puducherry

After Puducherry started receiving bully magnitude of rainfall from Saturday afternoon, the District Administration activated the State and District Emergency Operation Centres, power rooms successful applicable departments and opened 212 alleviation shelters for impermanent rehabilitation of rain-affected families.

Due to the interaction of advancing Cyclone Ditwah, the territory received continuous rainfall from Saturday afternoon. According to an authoritative with Revenue Department, Puducherry has received astir 4.6 cm of rainfall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m connected Saturday.

“The 2 National Disaster Response Force teams were connected alert to tackle emergencies, including evacuation of radical from low-lying areas. All departments person been asked to show the crushed situation. Puducherry is expected to person sizeable rainfall connected Saturday night,” District Collector A. Kulothungan told The Hindu.

The Collector said astir 70 centrifugal pump sets were placed successful low-lying areas to drain retired water. Riverbanks and stormwater channels person been strengthened utilizing sandbags. Around 6,500 sandbags person already been stacked connected the banks of waterbodies, and different 20,000 sandbags kept acceptable for use. All tourism-related activities person been suspended till Sunday evening, helium said.

Due to prevailing upwind conditions, IndiGo has suspended it’s work connected Sunday from Puducherry Airport.