With 300 cumecs of water about to be released from Cheruthoni dam, revenue officials of Aluva taluk in Ernakulam situated along the banks of Periyar have taken emergency measures to evacuate more families from the vulnerable areas.
Already, nearly 1000 people from 342 families have been accommodated in 15 camps in the taluk.
Following an emergency meeting convened by district collector K Mohammed Y Safirulla, all village officers have been asked to identify and evacuate families from vulnerable areas. More relief camps are also being arranged.
District Disaster Management Authority has deployed teams of Navy, National Disaster Response Force and Fire Force along islands in Periyar for the safety of residents. This is in anticipation of further rise in the water level in Periyar owing to the increase in release of water from Cheruthoni.
