By PTI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains which pummelled a number of components of Kerala in the previous couple of days induced flooding in varied areas of the state and led to the closure of academic establishments there on Tuesday.
A vacation was declared by the district administration for academic establishments in Kottayam, Vaikom and Changanassery taluks the place 17 reduction camps are offering shelter to round 246 folks resulting from flooding in these areas.
In Alappuzha, a vacation was declared for academic establishments in Cherthala and Chengannur taluks which have been operating reduction camps, the district administration mentioned.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted mild rainfall at one or two locations within the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts of Kerala right this moment.
The IMD issued a yellow alert in 4 districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha — for the day. A yellow alert predicts heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.
The state has been receiving widespread rains for the final three days and quite a few incidents of bushes being uprooted, waterlogging and compound partitions collapsing have been reported in lots of locations.
However, no main casualties have been reported anyplace within the state up to now.
The heavy downpour had earlier submerged tons of of acres of paddy fields at Edathua, a tiny hamlet within the Kuttanad area in Alappuzha district.
The Disaster Management Authority has urged folks residing in excessive ranges to take care of further vigil in view of the incessant rains.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains which pummelled a number of components of Kerala in the previous couple of days induced flooding in varied areas of the state and led to the closure of academic establishments there on Tuesday.
A vacation was declared by the district administration for academic establishments in Kottayam, Vaikom and Changanassery taluks the place 17 reduction camps are offering shelter to round 246 folks resulting from flooding in these areas.
In Alappuzha, a vacation was declared for academic establishments in Cherthala and Chengannur taluks which have been operating reduction camps, the district administration mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted mild rainfall at one or two locations within the Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam districts of Kerala right this moment.
The IMD issued a yellow alert in 4 districts — Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha — for the day. A yellow alert predicts heavy rainfall between 6 cm and 11 cm.
The state has been receiving widespread rains for the final three days and quite a few incidents of bushes being uprooted, waterlogging and compound partitions collapsing have been reported in lots of locations.
However, no main casualties have been reported anyplace within the state up to now.
The heavy downpour had earlier submerged tons of of acres of paddy fields at Edathua, a tiny hamlet within the Kuttanad area in Alappuzha district.
The Disaster Management Authority has urged folks residing in excessive ranges to take care of further vigil in view of the incessant rains.
