Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan directs officials to take 'extreme caution' as IMD predicts heavy rains in southern districts

"Emergency relief camps will be set up in landslide and flood-prone areas. Also, I have directed to take extreme caution in river banks, hilly areas, and in tourist places as heavy rainfall is expected in the coming hours," CM Vijayan stated.

New Delhi: As the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for six districts of Kerala for Saturday (November 13, 2021), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that heavy rains were expected in the southern districts of Kerala including Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam. The Kerala CM also directed officials to take extreme caution in river banks, hilly areas and in tourist places.

"As part of westerly winds getting stronger, heavy rains are expected in southern districts of Kerala including Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam," CM Vijayan said in a statement.

Kerala CM further directed the authorities to take extreme caution in river banks and hilly areas in view of the expected heavy rainfall.