Kottayam: Over 100 families in Theekoy and Poonjar Thekkekara panchayaths will be shifted to rescue camps fearing the possibility of landslides in the region.
Collector P.K. Sudheer Babu told DC that the decision was taken at the review meeting attended by Civil Supplies Minister P. Thilothaman on Saturday.
While flood waters began to recede from the eastern parts of Kottayam, including Pala town, the low-lying western region, including upper Kuttanad, was hit by floods.
The administration opened 94 relief camps where 5,078 people from 1,607 families were accommodated.
As many as 64 camps functioned for the affected from the low- lying and nearby places, including Perumbaikkad, Karappuzha, Illikkal, Eranjal, Mullankuzhi, Varisseri, Kummanam, Vattamood, Elippulikkatt and Chungam.
The situation in the backwater villages such as Thiruvarpu, Peroor, Aymanam and Kumarakom remained grim. With the run-off water from the east pushing up the water level, more camps are likely to be opened.
The high ranges had only moderate rain bringing down the levels in Meenachil, Muvattupuzha,Pampa and Manimala rivers.
Following the opening of the Malankara dam, Muvattupuzha river breached its banks at several points, inundating several houses in Vaikom taluk, especially Vadayar, Vaikaprayar, Chemp, Thalayazham and Kattikkunnu.
The district received an average rainfall of 41.9mm with the Kanjirappally region recording 59.2 mm. Erattupetta recorded the lowest rainfall at 22 mm.
Traffic was restored along the Erattuppetta – Pala – Poonjar state highway. Interior roads, which were destroyed in the landslides in Adukkam and Mangalagiri in Theekkoy, were also restored.
Traffic disruptions were reported on the Alappuzha -Changanassery road in Kuttanad.
The police diverted small vehicles, but allowed heavy ones to ply on the road.
