Coimbatore: The district administration has recognized 10 spaces that are susceptible to flooding throughout this monsoon season.
Eight of them are in Mettupalayam – Chikkatasampalayam, Odanturai, Sirumugai, Jadayampalayam, Iluppanatham, Bellapalayam, Thekkampatti and Kemmarampalayam and two at Perur – Sundakamuthur and Sundapalayam.
All the 10 spaces are low-vulnerable spaces which, upon an extraordinary rainfall, might flood up to two toes high, stated an official concerned within the strategy of figuring out them. The spaces are close to water bodies, together with lakes.
The administration has recognized emergency shelters on the spaces to deal with other people in case of flooding. “Apart from together with native citizens as the first respondents to alert officers throughout an emergency, inter-departmental zonal groups have been formed at these puts. The groups include officers from native bodies, income department, agriculture department, police and fire department,” the official stated.
“There are no high-vulnerable spaces within the district,” the official stated, including that the spaces had been recognized in keeping with knowledge to be had from previous years.
In view of the Somanur Bus Stand roof cave in incident, the disaster management workforce has directed the public works department (PWD), leader tutorial officials (CEO), highways department and fire department to inspect all of the executive buildings within the district to stop such incidents, the official stated.
“Also, wind velocity and the frequency of lightning is upper than the former years. A girl from Madukarai was just lately killed by lightning. We have been creating consciousness some of the public in regards to the dos and don’ts while there may be lightning and are within the strategy of figuring out the spaces susceptible to lightning,” he informed TOI.
Wind velocity will continue to extend till September, however the increase in velocity may not be a continuing phenomenon, stated S Panneerselvam, head of the Agro Climate Research Centre of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU). The department has predicted wind velocity to be 14 to 18 kilometre/hour. The reasonable increase in velocity might be upto 20 to 22 kilometre/hour. The college had issued instructions to public on techniques to safeguard themselves, crops and cattle, he added.
Eight of them are in Mettupalayam – Chikkatasampalayam, Odanturai, Sirumugai, Jadayampalayam, Iluppanatham, Bellapalayam, Thekkampatti and Kemmarampalayam and two at Perur – Sundakamuthur and Sundapalayam.
All the 10 spaces are low-vulnerable spaces which, upon an extraordinary rainfall, might flood up to two toes high, stated an official concerned within the strategy of figuring out them. The spaces are close to water bodies, together with lakes.
The administration has recognized emergency shelters on the spaces to deal with other people in case of flooding. “Apart from together with native citizens as the first respondents to alert officers throughout an emergency, inter-departmental zonal groups have been formed at these puts. The groups include officers from native bodies, income department, agriculture department, police and fire department,” the official stated.
“There are no high-vulnerable spaces within the district,” the official stated, including that the spaces had been recognized in keeping with knowledge to be had from previous years.
In view of the Somanur Bus Stand roof cave in incident, the disaster management workforce has directed the public works department (PWD), leader tutorial officials (CEO), highways department and fire department to inspect all of the executive buildings within the district to stop such incidents, the official stated.
“Also, wind velocity and the frequency of lightning is upper than the former years. A girl from Madukarai was just lately killed by lightning. We have been creating consciousness some of the public in regards to the dos and don’ts while there may be lightning and are within the strategy of figuring out the spaces susceptible to lightning,” he informed TOI.
Wind velocity will continue to extend till September, however the increase in velocity may not be a continuing phenomenon, stated S Panneerselvam, head of the Agro Climate Research Centre of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU). The department has predicted wind velocity to be 14 to 18 kilometre/hour. The reasonable increase in velocity might be upto 20 to 22 kilometre/hour. The college had issued instructions to public on techniques to safeguard themselves, crops and cattle, he added.
Monsoon preparedness: 10 flood-prone areas identified
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