Focus on landslide-prone areas in Ernakulam as monsoon gains strength

With the southwest monsoon gaining spot gradually, the territory medication has switched to caution mode successful areas identified arsenic susceptible to landslides oregon landslips. Special attraction is being paid to definite sloppy locations successful Kothamangalam taluk, portion a mitigation program has been enactment successful spot for susceptible spots crossed the district, officials with the catastrophe absorption authorization said.

The locations identified arsenic susceptible to imaginable landslides oregon landslips see Sathrappady adjacent Kuttampuzha, Velloorkunnam adjacent Muvattupuzha, and Keelerimala successful Kanayannur taluk, officials said. Besides, assorted spots successful Ayyampuzha successful Aluva taluk arsenic good arsenic Neriyamangalam successful Kothamangalam person been marked among the susceptible locations.

“There are immoderate 14 families surviving successful Sathrappady who tin beryllium relocated to different place, portion a fewer of the 13 families person already been shifted from Keelerimala. Though determination are immoderate landslide-prone spots successful and astir Ayyampuzha, determination are nary residents there. At Velloorkkunnam also, determination are nary families, but lone immoderate shops,” an authoritative said.

The susceptible spots were marked from lists prepared by tehsildars and secretaries of section bodies based connected the erstwhile past and topography of the locations.

Officials said the catastrophe absorption program focusses connected evacuation of affected residents good successful beforehand successful lawsuit of an adverse situation.

“Tehsildars person been instructed to contented evacuation announcement if rainfall persists for 2 days oregon successful a unsafe mode successful susceptible locations. In each ward wrong the susceptible areas, 2 buildings that tin beryllium utilized arsenic alleviation camps person already been identified. The respective colony officers person been advised to support keys of the buildings to negociate exigency situations,” an authoritative said.

District Disaster Management Authority officials said nary large monsoon-related incidental had been reported successful the territory yet this season. The authorities had activated taluk exigency cognition centres successful each 7 taluks successful the territory up of the onset of the monsoon.