Post-2019 disaster, Malnad better prepared for landslips
The Hindu
The devastation of August 2019 has made the district administration cautious
The memory of heavy rains and landslides in Malnad districts – particularly Chikkamagaluru and Hassan – in August 2019 has resulted in the government machinery being prepared to face the possible repeat of such a situation. Senior officers held a series of meetings to constitute village-level committees and arrange necessary materials to handle the situation.
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