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- The Pathanamthitta district administration in Kerala is drawing up a first-of-its-kind disaster resilience plan after repeated floods and weather-related disasters since 2018.
- District Collector A Nizamudeen convened officers from various departments on Thursday to prepare a scientific, area-specific plan.
- The plan will map flood-prone and landslide-prone hotspots, strengthen early warning and public alert systems, and enable location-specific alerts indicating evacuation centres during emergencies.
- It also covers drought and water security measures, long-term engineering fixes for repeatedly damaged roads and bridges, and pooling of funds from schemes like MGNREGS and local body programmes.
- The proposals will be consolidated at a workshop and submitted to the government as a pilot initiative, shifting focus from post-disaster relief to advance risk reduction.
What to watch next
- The consolidated proposals from the stakeholder workshop to be submitted to the state government as a pilot initiative.
- Final identification of priority interventions, implementing departments and funding sources.
- Implementation of strengthened early warning and location-specific alert systems downstream of dams and along flood-prone river stretches.
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A Nizamudeen
District Collector
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“Our approach should not be to wait for heavy rain, flooding or a landslide and then start responding. Resilience means identifying the vulnerable locations in advance, understanding the risks, deciding what preventive measures are possible and using the resources of different departments in a coordinated manner”
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…repeatedly damaged by floods and extreme weather and explore long-term engineering solutions, including improved drainage, elevated road sections and strengthened bridges, instead of repeated temporary repairs. “ Our approach should not be to wait for heavy rain, flooding or a landslide and then start responding. Resilience means identifying the vulnerable locations in advance, understanding the risks, deciding what preventive measures are possible and using the resources of different departments in a coordinated manner ,” the Collector said. The plan will identify priority interventions, implementing departments, funding sources and response capacity of the police, Fire and Rescue Services and other agencies. A workshop involving…
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Named India · Agriculture department · Ajith Sreenivas · A. Nizamudeen · Fire and Rescue Services · Irrigation Department · Pathanamthitta District Administration · Police · Soil Conservation Department · VD Satheesan
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