Preparing for Kodagu Rain: District officials take action
Madikeri: With consecutive floods and avalanches in the bumpy landscape of the Kodagu locale since 2018, the District Administration is supporting early for any outcome during rainstorms and has chalked out a point by point strategy.
Getting onto the field are Deputy Commissioner (DC) Charulata Somal, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kshama Mishra and Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Raju Mogaveera, and a battery of authorities who are specifically managing the game plans in the avalanche and flood-inclined regions.
While in April, they drove a progression of calamity arrangement drills with State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) at Talacauvery and a couple of regions where avalanches are normal, this month their emphasis is on moving the weak populace from the avalanche inclined regions.
During the counterfeit exercise, it was exhibited how salvage endeavors must be conveyed by the groups in the midst of disasters. The conceivable pulverization has been examined alongside readiness so that there is no last-minute frenzy.
Division and Disaster Force co-appointment
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is now there in the region and the group is organizing with SDRF and furthermore other salvage and alleviation groups like the Fire Department, Home Guards, and the Police. The District Administration has arranged the District Disaster Management Plan for bringing into impact preventive and alleviation measures at whatever point important and chalked out an activity plan for the reproduction and revamping.
The DC assessed the ground-level reality at Jodupala, Made, Monnangeri, Bhagamandala, Makkandur, Mangaladevinagar, Madapura, Thanthipala, Second Monnangeri, Hattihole, Kaloor, Garwale, and encompassing regions where the obliteration had happened a year ago.
Moving a yearly exercise
The spots in Virajpet taluk are by the side of River Cauvery and at whatever point the River grows, individuals are moved out. This is a yearly exercise and individuals have not moved out of the spot regardless of the Administration assigning elective land. They have proceeded with this training with the endowments of certain chosen delegates and personal stakes. The specialists have effectively distinguished weak regions where houses fell because of a hefty downpour for three seasons. Regions have been separated into exceptionally high to outrageous flooding zone, high to the high-hazard zone.
Meeting different groups, the DC said the storm will be joined by floods, avalanches, and disturbance in the power supply. Measures ought to be taken to take care of the multitude of issues. The authorities should work in coordination.
She said the authorities should take all careful steps to handle any projections. The weak regions ought to be recognized and a rundown ought to be given to the District Administration. The authorities ought to present a report on the deficiency of agribusiness and agriculture crops following downpours. Activity ought to be started to open help communities in schools. The alleviation community ought to have a stock of high temp water and latrine offices, she added.
Obligations fixed
The DC guided CESC authorities to supplant old power shafts. The Forest Department should clear the fallen trees and the PWD and Zilla Panchayat (ZP) designing authorities should zero in on streets where avalanches should be cleared right away. In particular, the CESC authorities ought to guarantee that there is no interruption in the force supply to COVID Hospitals where patients are reliant upon the force supply to relax.
All careful steps ought to be taken before the beginning of the rainstorm. The authorities should make plans for opening alleviation places, she said. The families living in weak regions ought to be moved to more secure areas, she revealed to Revenue Department authorities.
