A community-driven flood-mitigation model pays rich dividend
The Hindu
The CRC at Puthenvelikkara started functioning to avert a repeat of the deluge in 2018
Last Saturday, the Ernakulam District Disaster Management Authority received a communication recommending the opening of all 12 shutters along the Chalakkudy River to avert potential flooding in the wake of intensified rainfall. It was based on the data from rain gauges along the river basin that put the rainfall at 150mm to 200 mm in the preceding 20 hours.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.