The Chief Minister’s Office said on July 8 that except Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam, a yellow alert has been declared for today and tomorrow in all districts.
Heavy rain and thundershower alert has been issued in Kerala for the next five days.
The Central Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert, but in view of the possibility of heavy rain in the hilly areas, there is a need to be more cautious in the areas where there has been heavy rain in the last few days.
The water level of Kadalundi (Malapuram), Bharatapuzha (Palakkad), Shiriya (Kasaragod), Karavannur (Thrissur) and Gayatri (Thrissur) rivers have risen in the northern part of Kerala.
Apart from this, water level is rising in South Kerala also like Vamanapuram (Thiruvananthapuram), Neyyar (Thiruvananthapuram), Karmana (Thiruvananthapuram), Kallada (Kollam), Manimala (Idukki), Meenachil (Kottayam) and Kothamangalam (Eranakulam).
According to reports, among the dams under the Kerala State Electricity Board, there is a red alert around Lower Periyar and Kallarkutty dams in Idukki district and an orange alert around Peringalkuth dam in Thrissur district.
A blue alert has been declared at Kozhikode’s Kuttiyadi dam.
At present, no warning has been announced regarding the dams under the Irrigation Department.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in various districts on the basis of heavy rain warning.
Each team has been drawn in Wayanad, Kozhikode and Idukki districts. A press release from the Chief Minister’s Office said that both the teams of Civil Defense Academy have been set up.
Meanwhile, Kochi witnessed waterlogging due to continuous sea erosion, affecting the lives of the local people as sea water entered the coastal villages of Kochi amid bad weather.
(with inputs from ANI)