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With Kodagu territory signaling 50 per cent below-normal rainfall from January till date, the territory medication has stepped up monsoon preparedness measures amid forecasts of dense rainfall during the upcoming southwest monsoon season.
Anticipating the onset of the southwest monsoon successful the archetypal oregon 2nd week of June, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner S.J. Somasekhar connected Tuesday directed territory and taluk-level officials to measurement up precautionary and catastrophe preparedness measures, peculiarly successful flood-prone and landslide-vulnerable areas.
Presiding implicit a gathering of the District Disaster Management Authority successful Madikeri, Mr. Somasekhar said that contempt the territory receiving astir 50 per cent below-normal rainfall truthful acold this year, determination was a anticipation of aggravated rainfall during the monsoon play and officials indispensable stay afloat prepared.
He said susceptible zones, including flood-affected and landslide-prone areas, had already been identified and instructed officials to support vigilance successful specified regions. Nodal officers had besides been appointed and were asked to enactment successful coordination with tahsildars, taluk panchayat enforcement officers, section constabulary inspectors and engineers.
The Deputy Commissioner instructed officials to convene taluk-level task unit meetings nether the enactment of section MLAs and disseminate precautionary accusation successful susceptible areas. He besides sought reports connected the structural information of schools, colleges and authorities buildings up of the rainy season.
Mr. Somasekhar directed authorities to found round-the-clock helpline centres astatine the taluk level successful summation to the existing district-level power room, with unit moving successful 3 shifts during the monsoon period.
He said departments including Revenue, Public Works, Panchayat Raj, Urban Development, CESC and the Forest Department indispensable enactment successful coordination to tackle rain-related emergencies and damage. Officials were besides asked to instrumentality preventive steps specified arsenic removal of roadside trees posing information and replacement of damaged energy poles.
The Deputy Commissioner stressed the request to support updated accusation connected families residing successful susceptible areas and guarantee preparedness for evacuation to alleviation centres successful the lawsuit of floods oregon landslides. Relief centres, helium added, indispensable beryllium equipped with drinking water, electricity, toilets and different indispensable facilities.
He besides called for the engagement of NCC, NSS, Red Cross volunteers, ex-servicemen and different volunteers successful catastrophe absorption activities.
Superintendent of Police Bindumani said the constabulary section had already formed 4 peculiar teams for monsoon-related exigency response.
