Rain loses intensity, State continues in alert mode
The Hindu
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Most of the districts reported a marked reduction in rain intensity on Friday, but the State continues to remain on alert as rainfall forecasts warned of isolated heavy rainfall in some districts over the weekend.
Ten spillway shutters of Mullaperiyar dam, four shutters of Malampuzha dam and three shutters of Thenmala dam were opened on Friday, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine’s office said. The water level in Mullaperiyar dam is at 137.75 ft.
No deaths were reported on the day in rain-related incidents.
A holiday has been declared for educational institutions in Alappuzha district on Saturday. The Pathanamthitta district administration has declared a holiday for educational institutions where relief camps have been opened.
As on Friday, 12,195 people, including 2,087 children, were put up at 342 camps across various districts. Four houses were reported destroyed and 46 houses damaged.
Eleven teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in various districts, while one column of the Army and two Defence Security Corps teams are on standby.
An India Meteorological Department update indicated that intense rainfall activity is likely to continue over Kerala for two more days. Cyclonic circulations persist over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and and adjoining part of the Bay of Bengal, and over central parts of Karnataka. Four districts - Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod - are on yellow alert on Saturday and Sunday for isolated heavy rainfall (6.4 cm to 11.5 cm in a 24-hour period).
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