Revenue, NDRF teams visit villages on Periyar’s banks
The Hindu
In the wake of rise in water level in Mullaperiyar
In the wake of the increasing water level in the Mullaperiyar dam, officials of the Revenue Department and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) visited houses on the banks of the Periyar to create awareness of the precautionary measures to be adopted in case the shutters of the dam are opened.
The team visited the houses at the Inchikadu, Vikas Nagar and Manjumala areas of the Periyar village which are on the downstream of the dam.
An official of the Revenue Department said it was to create awareness and inform them of the steps that would be adopted by the authorities. The team cleared doubts regarding the opening of the dam and the steps taken by the Government. The NDRF was led by team
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