TN CM Reviews Disaster Management Efforts
An Integrated Multi-hazard monitoring dashboard had been set up by the department, whose officials were in regular touch with the district level disaster management officials through video calls sharing information on disaster prevention and rescue operations, the release said.
Chennai: Reviewing the activities at the State Emergency Action Centre, operating under the department of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management at Ezhilagam on Thursday, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay insisted on an integrated approach by various department in facing the impact of the North East monsoon that has already set in and urged officials to respond to emergencies without delay.
Inspecting the centre in Chennai on Thursday, Vijay personally reviewed the precautionary measures and integrated efforts taken to combat the monsoon in the various districts other than Chennai and interacted with the Collectors of the districts that had been identified to receive very heavy rainfall in the State.
Stressing on the need to take steps to prevent loss of lives due to rains and floods and initiate precautionary measures, the Chief Minister urged the district collectors to ensure that necessary safety mechanisms were in place and face the monsoon situation by taking into consideration the effects of El Nino.
The districts that had been identified to receive very heavy rains by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) were Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Tirunveli, Theni, Sivagangai, Pudukottai, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai, an official press release said.
An Integrated Multi-hazard monitoring dashboard had been set up by the department, whose officials were in regular touch with the district level disaster management officials through video calls sharing information on disaster prevention and rescue operations, the release said.