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As the depression, which is apt to summation spot arsenic a cyclonic storm, has moved towards Andhra Pradesh, determination volition not beryllium overmuch harm successful Chennai and the neighbouring districts, but it volition bring rain, said Revenue and Disaster Management Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran.
Speaking to reporters, helium said Chief Minister M. K. Stalin had directed Collectors to instrumentality precautionary measures, and that fishermen who ventured into the oversea connected October 24 had been advised to instrumentality to shore.
He said the Revenue and Water Resources departments would enactment unneurotic to show the h2o levels successful the reservoirs supplying h2o to Chennai and forestall immoderate untoward incidents.
“If possible, the h2o volition beryllium stored. The excess h2o volition beryllium released. People successful low-lying areas person been asked to determination to alleviation centres. The authorities has already made arrangements to proviso indispensable commodities, including milk, dhal and rice,” helium said.
The h2o level successful the Poondi reservoir has reached 83.53% of its capacity. The level successful Cholavaram is 60.5%, successful Red Hills 81.35%, successful Chembarambakkam 83.36%, and successful Thervoykandigai 87.80%.
“The Chief Minister is straight monitoring the preparations,” helium said, adding that the authorities was afloat prepared to look the northeast monsoon successful October, November and December.
Dams full
He said dams and reservoirs successful the districts astir Chennai and successful the coastal areas were full, but those successful the confederate districts had not yet reached afloat capacity, and these districts required rain.
Mr. Ramachandran said 31 radical had died and 47 were injured since October 1 owed to rain. “A full of 485 cattle and 20,425 chickens died. A full of 1,780 huts were destroyed successful the rain, and we person distributed alleviation successful 50% of the cases,” helium added.
