As many as three Doppler radar stations will be installed in the State to improve the weather forecasting mechanism for disaster management. A meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday decided to station two units of the National Disaster Response Force in the State and set up a State Disaster Response Force.
The meeting resolved to establish a centralised emergency operations centre for disaster management. The Centre for Earth Science Studies will be asked to take up a detailed study on the landslips triggered by monsoon rain in the State.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash held discussions with the Central team deputed to assess the measures for disaster management adopted by the government in the wake of floods and landslips. The team comprising T. Nandakumar, Member, National Disaster Management Authority, and Satyajit Rajan, Joint Secretary, reviewed the situation.
