He added that the Early Warning System, which he had hoped would help keep residents vigilant has stopped working. However, due to a lack of maintenance, the system has stopped functioning completely for the last six months as the wiring has been bitten through by rats, local residents said. So we require the system to be fully functional if and when heavier spells of rain hit our settlement,” he added. One of the settlements most affected by the floods and landslips that devastated the Nilgiris in 2009, is once again at peril, with infrastructure in the village crumbling and the Early Warning System installed to warn residents in advance of heavy rains having stopped functioning for the last six months. “The people living here fear a repeat of the 2009 landslips is on the cards, especially as the rains have been quite heavy this year.
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