‘Theni ready to tackle heavy rainfall’

Beginning Friday, for the next four days, the IMD has predicted rainfall in certain locations in Tamil Nadu, including Theni, and hence the administration is fully geared to face the challenges, said

Beginning Friday, for the next four days, the IMD has predicted rainfall in certain locations in Tamil Nadu, including Theni, and hence the administration is fully geared to face the challenges, said Collector H. Krishnanunni. At a meeting to check the preparedness level, senior officers including Superintendent of Police Sai Charan Tejaswi, Megamalai Wildlife Warden Sumesh Soman, DRO K. Ramesh, Sub-Collector (Periakulam) D. Sneha, engineers from the PWD, Disaster Management, Fire and Rescue Services, Revenue, Transport and Rural Development departments were present. The low-pressure that has formed in the Arabian sea may bring heavy to very heavy rain in some pockets in the district. Based on the rainfall pattern in the past, officials have been instructed to keep a vigil on tanks, ghat sections and waterbodies.