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Monsoon: officials told to be ready

Staff Correspondent

Exercise constant vigil in the flood-prone areas, says Subodh Yadav

Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav on Thursday asked officials of various government departments to gear up to face any eventuality in the district arising owing to the monsoon, which was expected to arrive soon. Heavy rain lashed Madikeri city and surrounding areas on Thursday.

Presiding over a preliminary meeting to decide on steps to be taken to prevent natural disasters, Mr. Yadav told the officials not to show laxity and if they did, they would face the consequences. Officials were told to exercise constant vigil in the flood-prone areas such as Karadigodu, Guhya, Nellihudikeri, Balamuri, Betri, Bollumadu, Emmemadu, Hoddur, Kanive, Bhagamandala and shift people to rehabilitation areas to be set up nearby. School buildings and anganawadi centres could be converted into rehabilitation centres, he added. Residents of the Karadigodu area, which gets submerged every year, could be rehabilitated permanently and land for this was being identified, Mr. Yadav said.

The departments of Food, Revenue and Education should respond to distress calls without wasting time, Mr. Yadav said. Expert swimmers would be put on duty apart from using mechanised boats to evacuate people in case of emergencies.

Tahsildar was told to collect addresses of swimmers and boat owners. He told the police, Home Guards, Fire Force to be on guard with gadgets to meet the emergency situations.

Mr. Yadav told the officials of the RTO, PWD, Panchayati Raj engineering wing to be prepared with the bulldozers and other implements to remove mud from roads in cases of landslips and to trim tree branches.

Assistant Commissioner I. Huq and officials were present at the meeting.

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