Integrated control room for rain-related complaints opened in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai
Integrated control rooms have been opened in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts to handle rain-related complaints and safety helplines. Authorities have urged residents near the Palar River and low-lying areas to relocate to safer shelters as heavy rains persist.
Why it matters
Provides critical disaster management and emergency response coordination for citizens facing flood and rain-related hazards.
Integrated control room for rain-related complaints opened in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai left Staff at work at the integrated control room set up at the Collectorate in Vellore to handle rain-related complaints, on October 21, 2026 C. Venkatachalapathy The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/xlvgae/article71607228.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/9712_21_10_2026_15_52_36_1__DSC1400.JPG VENKATACHALAPATHY_C VELLORE, TAMIL NADU: 21/10/2026: Staff at the Integrated control room works round the clock at collectorate handle rain-related complaints and safety helplines in Vellore on Wednesday .Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy /The Hindu Residents in villages along the banks of Palar River in Vellore have been urged to avoid crossing the river and those in low-lying areas have been told to relocate to government-run shelter homes or other safer places away from the riverbank. VELLORE An integrated control room to register rain-related complaints has been opened at the Collectorate in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts on Wednesday (October 21, 2026).
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