District administration gears up to tackle monsoon adversities

Mangalore | Tuesday | 22nd May, 2018

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Further, gangs have been formed for each ward in the MCC to take up emergency work during monsoon. The DC also directed the health department to prevent a possible outbreak of malaria, dengue and gastrointestinal diseases like cholera. Gruel centres should be opened in all flood-prone and sea erosion-prone areas in the district, he said. Hence, local administrations should prevent water logging," he said.Home Guards commandant Dr Murali Mohan Choontharu said that personnel will be deployed at all prominent beaches including Someshwar, Ullal, Sasihithlu and Panambur. "Inspect all drinking water supply pipelines and plug leakages so that external pollutants do not enter the pipes during the rainy season..