Kerala activates emergency op centres amidst heavy rains

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITH heavy rains continuing to lash several parts of the State, the Kerala Government said on Monday that emergency operation centres have been opened in all district collectorates and taluk offices to tackle any urgent situation. Special directions have been given to alert tourists who arrive in the southern State for holidaying about the rain situation, State Revenue Minister K Rajan said. He stressed the need for strict regulations in hilly areas in the wake of possible landslide threats. “The Disaster Management Authority has warned that there is even the possibility of mudslides on the road due to heavy rains,” he told reporters here. Safety boards would be installed in such areas to warn travellers about the threat of a possible land slide, he said.