Tenkasi Collector reviews preparation ahead of northeast monsoon
Tenkasi District Collector Ranjeet Singh has directed officials to prepare for the upcoming northeast monsoon by clearing watercourse encroachments and readying relief camps. The administration is focusing on emergency medical supplies, rescue equipment, and real-time weather communication.
Why it matters
Proactive disaster management is critical for minimizing the impact of heavy monsoon rains on vulnerable populations and infrastructure.
District Collector Ranjeet Singh chaired a meeting here on Tuesday with the senior officials of all government departments to review the preparations being made ahead of the northeast monsoon which is likely to be heavy due to El-Nino.
Addressing the meeting, Mr. Ranjeet Singh said the Public Works Department, with the help of tahsildar concerned, should impartially remove all encroachments made along the watercourses, channels, and on the waterbodies. The people living close to the low-lying areas should be alerted ahead of start of the monsoon and given information about the nearest relief camps.
The places identified for creating relief camps such as schools, community halls, and private marriage halls in elevated areas should be inspected by the officials, who should ensure the availability of food, electricity, drinking water, medical assistance and so on in these places.
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