Kerala floods: Centre directs more focus on restoration of vital services

Kochi | Sunday | 19th August, 2018

Summary:

Train services are expected to be restored on all lines by Monday evening. A special train with 14,00,000 litres of water and a Navy ship with 8,00,000 litres of water will reach Kerala by Monday. LPG bottling plant in Kochi has been reopened.The health ministry is airlifting 60 tonnes of emergency medicines to Kerala on Monday. The department of consumer affairs has made arrangements to airlift 100 metric tonnes of pulses by Monday and send additional quantities by train. Additional NDRF teams are being mobilised to these places from the adjoining areas to rescue the marooned families.Railways will run two special trains on Monday to Kolkata, originating from Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam..