National Disaster Response Force team deployed in Aluva
The Hindu
Control rooms opened in all 34 rural police stations in the wake of heavy rain forecast
A 22-member company of the National Disaster Response Force would camp in Aluva to meet any emergency situation in the wake of heavy rain forecast for four days from Wednesday, said K. Karthick, District Police Chief (Rural), here on Tuesday. The team, camping at the Aluva YMCA, visited areas that had witnessed flooding in the past.
The team met people to discuss how they could be rehabilitated in case of any flooding in the coming days. Team commander Ram Babu and sub-inspector Pramod Kumar are leading the team.
Mr. Karthick said that police personnel had been deployed in strength to meet any emergency situation in rural areas, which face the threat of floods. Police officials were camping in police stations and police headquarters to coordinate the efforts. An emergency response team had been formed under the ACP. These response teams would be deployed wherever they were needed.
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