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“Pudukottai not hit by rain”

Tiruchi Bureau

Yet district administration made precautionary measures: Collector

PUDUKOTTAI: With the district registering an average scanty daily rainfall of 40 mm since the onset of the north-east monsoon, the showers did not hit the district in any manner, the Collector, A. Suganthi, said.

In a press release issued here on Monday, the Collector said that however, the district administration, had made precautionary measures to meet any emergency.

She said that the Public Works Department officials had been directed to strengthen the supply and drainage channels of major tanks and water-bodies in the district to prevent any possible breach.

A total of 27 places prone for major or minor breach had been identified and sand bags moved to these sites. The Electricity Department officials had been advised to check the leakage of power at the electric poles in the vicinity of these water-bodies.

The Collector said that all public health measures had been geared up. The municipalities had been directed to clear the garbage twice a day to check the incidence of any epidemic or endemic in the town.

All the 10 Cyclone Relief Centres in the coastal villages had been readied for accommodating the fishermen during any cyclone or unforeseen circumstances.

Zonal officers have been appointed for every taluk to keep a close vigil on the flood situation.

The Collector earlier inspected the damage caused at a couple of tanks Periyakulam and Pudhukulam near Viralimalai. She advised the officials to take immediate restoration measures.

Karur

There was some respite on Monday for the distraught public of Karur district, battered by heavy and widespread rain over the past few days.

It rained in the early part of the day while heavy clouds hung over the town and several parts of the district in the evening. The extent of downpour in the district could be seen from the recording of rainfall that scaled 930 mm in the 24 hours ending Monday morning.

Chief amounts of rainfall (in mm) registered in various locations across the district in the 24 hours ending 8-30 a.m. on Monday are as follows: Palaviduthi 166, K. Paramathi 118, Anaipalayam 101, Aravakurichi 89, Mayilampatti 79, Kadavur 77, Krishnarayapuram 76.4, Mayanur 57.6, Thogamalai 53, Panjapatti 42.4, Kulithalai 37.3 and Karur 35. The district recorded a total of 931 mm rainfall in the period.

Ariyalur

The district administration has geared up to meet contingencies, due to the monsoon rain.

The administration has galvanised the departments of Revenue, Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Development, Public Works, Highways, Transport, and health, and the machinery of local bodies to undertake relief operations on a war footing.

A control room established in the Collectorate can be accessed by the public at the dial of 04329-223351. The other helpline numbers are 04329 - 222058 (Office of Revenue Divisional Officer, Ariyalur), 04331 - 245352 (RDO, Udayarpalayam), 04329 - 222062 (Tahsildar Office, Ariyalur), 04329 - 242320 (Tahsildar Office, Senthurai), and 04331 – 250220.

Accompanied by officials of Public Works department, the Collector T. Abraham inspected the embankments of the Coleroon river where strengthening works are in progress at a cost of Rs. 23.57 crore.

Mr. Abraham assessed the pace of works at Kadambur, Thoothur, Vaipur, Muthuvancheri, Thenkachi, Annakaranpettai, Kodalikaruppur, Thathanpettai and Annakarai where the embankments were being raised and walls strengthened to prevent soil erosion.

He instructed PWD the officials to take precautionary measures to prevent breaches on water courses.

Tiruvarur

Ten special monitoring committees had been formed in the 10 panchayat unions in Tiruvarur district to take precautionary and relief measures quickly, said M. Chandrasekaran, Tiruvarur Collector on Monday.

The Collector said that there was no damage in the district due to rain as the rainfall so far received was below the normal average rainfall for November i.e. 350 mm. From October 29 till November 9, the district received an average rainfall of 324.56 mm.

However officials have been asked to strengthen river and canal bunds in vulnerable areas. As farmers may require fertilisers after the rain stops, a stock of 2,683 tonnes of Urea, 3,140 tonnes of Di Ammonium Phosphate, 2,785 tonnes of Potash and 848 tonnes of complex fertilizers are kept ready and will be distributed on need.

People can contact the Collector office number 04366-223344 or the flood control room number 1071 to convey any emergency message or get help to meet any eventuality, said a press release.

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