Several districts of central and southern Kerala lashed the Arabian Sea with extraordinarily heavy rains on Saturday as a low strain space shaped within the Arabian Sea, flooding and waterlogging at many locations, flooding roads and forcing officers to open sluice gates of dams. extra water.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a pink alert indicating extraordinarily heavy rainfall in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts. Heavy rain with thunder and lightning is more likely to proceed until Saturday evening. Meanwhile, Orange Alert (collected heavy to very heavy rain) and Yellow Alert (single heavy rain) have been declared in Kannur and Wayanad districts in seven different districts.
Revenue Minister Ok Rajan, who additionally oversees the catastrophe administration division, referred to as a gathering of all district collectors to supervise the preparedness. People dwelling in areas vulnerable to landslides in low-lying rivers and hilly areas will probably be despatched to aid camps. He mentioned that six groups of NDRF have been deployed throughout Kerala for rescue and aid operations. With the water stage rising quickly within the Kakki dam, the minister mentioned Sabarimala pilgrims ought to keep away from taking a shower within the Pampa river.
Thrissur District Collector has introduced that the sluice gates of Peringalkuthu dam will probably be opened to launch extra water into the Chalakudy river. The sluice gates of the Neyyar dam in Thiruvananthapuram have been opened 240 cm, permitting water to be launched into the Neyyar river. Three shutters of Parappar Dam at Thenmala have been opened by 50 cms.
Night transport in Idukki district will stay suspended until October 21, whereas boating and kayaking have been suspended in vacationer areas. Road transport has been suspended on the Mundakkayam-Erumeli street in Pathanamthitta district and a number of other homes within the space have been submerged, a neighborhood TV channel reported. Traffic has additionally been stopped on the Aanchal-Ayur street.
In Ranni’s taluk hospital, water entered the casualty ward, after which the sufferers in addition to the gear have been shifted to a different ward.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
