District Collector M. Chandrasekaran has appealed to the district officials to be equipped to meet any eventuality during the North East Monsoon season which is about to begin in the district.
At a meeting of officials to discuss about steps to be taken to meet the monsoon days here on Monday, the Collector directed Public Works Department engineers to see that there was no stagnation of water in rivers. He asked them to keep gunnies, bamboo poles and casuarina sticks ready.
He said that school buildings should be kept ready to use as shelters in case of any emergency. Defects in school buildings should be repaired. Power supply should be ensured.
He asked the revenue department officials to measure rainfall using rain gauge in each taluk and send the details to the District Collectorate by 8 a.m. everyday. Drugs for water borne diseases like cholera should be kept ready in Primary Health Centres. He also asked the health department officials to keep mobile health units ready.
People can contact the following phone numbers in case of emergencies, the Collector said. The numbers are district control room number 1077, District collector's number 04366-223344, District Revenue Officer 04366-220483, Personal Assistant to Collector 04366-220889, District Supply Officer 04366-220510, Revenue Divisional Officers, Tiruvarur 04366-222277, Mannargudi 04367-252261, Taluk Office numbers, Tiruvarur 04366-222379, Mannargudi 04367-250388, Needamangalam 04367-260457, Thiruthuraipoondi 04365-222456, Nannilam 04366-230456 and Kodavasal 04365-262056.
M.Thangavel, District Revenue Officer, Panneerselvam, Joint Director of Health, Sahaya Mary Reeta, Deputy Director of Health, Revenue Divisional Officers Jayasuryan (Tiruvarur), Selvaraj (Mannargudi), Ramachandran, Divisional Engineer, Highways, participated in the meeting.
