Heavy rain alert for Dindigul: administration releases emergency contact numbers

Indian Meteorological Department issues heavy rain warning for Dindigul district, prompting emergency control rooms and contact numbers for assistance.

As the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain warning for Dindigul district, the district administration has opened an emergency control room at the Collector office.  

Following the warning, Dindigul district received a total of 319.70mm rainfall on Monday. Due to the heavy rain, the balcony portion of a house collapsed on Mydeen Pichai Street. However, no one was injured in the incident.

Dindigul Collector M.N. Poongodi after inspecting the control room, said that as a precautionary measure, the fire and rescue service department, along with other departments, was on board to act in case of any emergency.  

Also, control rooms which would be operating round the clock have been arranged in all the government offices in the district.  

The details of the contact numbers to reach the authorities during emergency: Dindigul Collector office: 0451-1077, 0451-2400162, 2400163, 2400164, 2400167, Dindigul West Tahsildar office: 0451-2427304, Dindidul East Tahsildar office: 0451-2471305, Natham Tahsildar office: 04544-244452, Nilakottai Tahsildar office: 94450-00581, 04543-233631, Athur Tahsildar office: 93840-94523, Palani Tahsildar office: 04545-242266, Ottanchathiram Tahsildar office: 04553-241100, Vedasandur Tahsildar office: 04451-260224, Gujiliamparai Tahsildar office: 04551-290040, Kodaikanal Tahsildar office: 04542-240243, Dindigul Corporation: 99445-70076, Palani Municipality: 73976-34377, Ottanchathiram Municipality office: 98423-70552, Kodaikanal Municipality office: 04542-241253, 84898-86639, 97860-16606.  

The Collector said the calls received would be immediately forwarded to authorities and arrangements had been made to solve the issue immediately.  

Theni