Ahead of monsoon, Kodagu identifies flood-prone areas

Local administrations told to shift people to safer localities

Ahead of the monsoon season, the Kodagu district administration has begun identifying areas prone to landslides and floods and is asking the administrations in the taluks to provisionally shift people to safer places before rains commence. Among the areas identified in Virajpet taluk was Ayyappa Hills and the administration had already recommended to the government permanent rehabilitation of the families living on the hills. Until a decision is taken on the rehabilitation, the tahsildar and the executive officer of the taluk panchayat of Virajpet have been asked to initiate measures for relocating the families as a precaution.