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Flood control room set up in Dindigul

DINDIGUL: A control room was set up at the collectorate with a toll free telephone service to get all flood related information and expedite relief measures, according to Collector M. Vallalar.

In a release here on Monday, he said that special staff had been deputed to man this room round the clock. People may contact the control room either through toll free telephone number 1077 or through another phone number 246 0320 to pass any information relating to flood and other calamities.

As torrential showers rocked the district for the second day, the level in several dams rose considerably. Two thousand cusecs of water has been released from Kudiraiyaru dam in Palani taluk, Varadhamanadhi dam has started over flowing since Sunday. Saveriammal (65) was killed when a house wall collapsed at Ulagampatti.

Torrential rains lashed Kodaikanal hill. Kodaikanal lake was overflowing. All falls including Silver Cascade and Pear Shola falls and Molayaru have high flow.

There were minor landslides in three places near Dum Dum Rock on Batlagundu-Kodaikanal Ghat Road. One tree fell on the road near Thekkanthottam. Highways department officials swung in to action and cleared the roads within two hours.

One earth moving equipment was stationed on the Ghat Road and special work force was kept ready to take up clearing operations quickly.

Total rain fall in the district 456.6 mm and average rain 50.73 mm. Rainfall recorded at various places at 8 a.m. on Saturday in Dindigul district in mm: Dindigul 10.7, Nilakottai 16.2, Vedasandur Tobacco Research Station 45.6 Vedasandur Taluk Office 41, Chatrapatti 4, Kodaikanal 130 and Kodaikanal Boat Club 124, and Palani 27. Natham 57.5.

Sothuparai dam has been over flowing since Sunday night as water level touched 127 feet.

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