Summary:
A round-the-clock control room (0484-2360802) will turn functional at the district medical office from Wednesday. A team from General Hospital with the expertise in disaster management has also been kept ready. Special medical teams capable of disaster management activities will be formed at Kothamangalam, Paravur and Perumbavoor taluk hospitals and Aluva district hospital. Directions have been issued to government health centres likely to be affected by flooding to make alternative arrangements with the help of local bodies concerned. The district medical office also instructed people with wounds from venturing into polluted water and to drink only boiled water, Toll free number 1056 or 0471-2552056 can be contacted for health-related doubts..