District Collector A. Shainamol has said that effective and coordinated measures will be taken to tackle any possible drought threat in the district. She said that the district had been allocated Rs.1 crore from the Disaster Response Fund and called upon officers concerned to chart out special ad hoc schemes to effectively utilise the fund.
She called upon the Kerala Water Authority and the Public Works, Irrigation, Ground Water, Rural Development and Agriculture departments to come out with coordinated, sustainable projects. A special committee headed by the Additional Development Commissioner had also been constituted for the purpose.
The projects should be completed in December, Ms. Shainmol told the officers at a meeting she convened on Thursday. The projects include erection of check-dams by using locally available materials, construction of water kiosks, rainwater harvesting at public buildings, groundwater recharge and reviving small ponds and wetlands. She said that the maximum expense for each project should not cross Rs.50,000.
