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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 (PTI): To prevent loss of lives in natural calamities like floods and landslides during heavy rains, which recently claimed 42 lives in Kerala, people should be relocated from risk-prone areas like low-lying and hilly regions, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters here, he said usually people living in such areas do not move out even in the face of impending danger, which indicates the need to be more vigilant in moving forward.
He said of the 42 lives lost between October 12 and 20, a total of 19 were due to landslides.
Earlier in the day during the Assembly session, he had said 39 lives were lost till October 19 due to the rains.
Therefore, for people to be safe during such calamities, they should not be living in such areas, instead alternative accommodation should be provided to them, he said.
Vijayan further said once such accommodation is made, people should be encouraged to move into the new place.