Rain Fury: One Dead As House Collapses in Palakkad
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They are famous for TWEET their unique, intricate designs and craftsmanship, and have been given OF THE DAY the GI tag for the same reason. #nationalhandloomday THRISSUR SATURDAY 03 08l08l2020 newindianexpress com Rain fury: One dead as house collapses in Palakkad The deceased, Machingathodi Moidheen, 70, Irrigation dept mulls raising Walayar dam’s shutters; Bhavani & Siruvani rivers in full spate following was a resident of Ongallur in Pattambi those of Mangalam & Kanhirapuzha dams opened heavy rain in Upper Bhavani, Silent Valley forests Attappadi, CWC directed to Rain inundates low-lying areas in Nelliampathy worst affected conducted study dist; red alert in Thrissur today Palakkad: The ghat sections of Attappadi and Nelliampathy were on Bharathapuzha EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE@ Thrissur severely affected by the heavy rain which lashed the district for EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Palakkad HEAVY rain continued to lash the past few days. Between 8am the district on Friday, on August 6 to 8am on August 7, THE Department of Water Resources, inundating low-lying areas, Mannarkad taluk received River Development and Ganga especially those on the banks 108.6mm, Pattambi 82.65 mm, Rejuventation of the Ministry of Jal of Chalakkudy river. Alathur 119 mm, Ottappalam Shakti has directed the Central Water The river was in full spate 120.8 mm, Chittur 63 mm and Commission (CWC) to conduct a com- after more water was released Palakkad 128.2 mm. The average prehensive appraisal of the Bharathapu- from Poringalkuthu dam. rainfall received in the six taluks zha and its basin. It has also asked to Meanwhile, the India is 103.71 mm. After four days of One of the shutters of the Thunakadavu dam was opened on Friday. The dam, submit a report, along with recommen- Meteorological Department disruption, power connection in which is part of three dams under the Parambikulam group and located in Palakkad dations, on measures to be taken for re- (IMD) has issued red alert in An inundated village at Chalakudy in Thrissur district | EXPRESS some areas in Attappadi were district, is controlled by the Tamil Nadu government | EXPRESS juvenation and revival of the river. the district for Saturday. In restored by Friday evening. The The direction came following a letter view of the heavy rain forecast, THE VULNERABLE ZONES IN EACH TALUK Bhavani and Siruvani rivers are in EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE@Palakkad level of water rose to more than by Vipin Koodiyedath, general secretary District Collector S Shanavas Thalappilly taluk: Kumbhara colony, Chira colony, full spate and the water has 93.09 m. of the Nila Vichara Vedi seeking a has directed the officials at ONE person died when a house detailed study of the river which is taluk offices, including Sambhava colony, Desamangalam. breached the banks due to the Mangalam dam heavy rain in the Upper Bhavani collapsed and fell on the reportedly facing acute water shortage tahsildars, to be on duty to Mukundapuram: Kunnathupadam, Coir society road, and Silent Valley forests. inmates in the heavy rain on The six shutters of Mangalam in the summer. The office-bearers of the manage emergency situations. Pulinchode, Vathilmadam, Kallur, Thrikkur, Consequently, the Thazhe, Friday. The deceased was dam have been raised by 55 cm. Nila Vichara Vedi also met Union Water Several places in the district Nenmanikkara,Chevallur, Thoavu, Parappookkara, Bhoothayar and Edavani adivasi identified as Machingathodi The maximum water level of Resources Minister Gajendra Singh such as Angadi-Kammalam Porithissery, Karalam, Madayikkonam, Kattoor and settlements have been cut off Moidheen, 70, of Ongallur in the dam is 77.88 m. The present Shekhawat and urged the Centre to un- road and Pariyaram were Padiyoor. from the mainstream. Pattambi. water level is 77.14 m. The dertake a study. submerged after Chalakkudy A red alert has been sounded shutters were opened after the The ministry also pointed out that the river breached banks. Relief Kodungallur: Thazhvaram road, Madathumpadi NELLIAMPATHY by the Met department on water level rose above 76.93 m stretch of the Bharathapuzha along camps were opened at Chalakudy: Eastern side of Muniyattukunnu, Two landslides were reported at Saturday in Palakkad district. water level. Pattambi is included in the list of 351 Kanjirapilly community hall Pottanpadam, Kanjirapally IHDP colony, Mayiladumpara, Marapaalam near the Cherunelli Therefore heavy rainfall is polluted river stretches identified by the in Pariyaram village and GHS Choolakkadavu, Areswaram, Kunjalippara, estate on the Nenmara- Walayar dam expected to lash the district. Central Pollution Control Board in its Kuzhoor to accomodate people Pathamkulangara. Athirappilly, Paryaram, Elanjipra, East Nelliampathy road. In the 2018 The department estimates that The water level in the Walayar report of September 2018 and catego- evacuated from their Chalakudy, Meloor, Thekkumuri, Kakkulassery and flood, the Kundurchola bridge the district will receive 204.5 dam has risen to 199.95 m. The rised as Priority-IV (polluted stretches residences. Thirumukkulam on the banks of Chalakkudy river and near Marapaalam had been mm of rain on Saturday. maximum storage level is 203 are categorised into five priorities with The District Collector on Varandarappilly, Nandipulam, Mupliyam and Mattathur washed away. The restoration m. If the rain continues and if Priority-1 being the most polluted). Friday asked the people on the banks of Kurumaly river are vulnerable to flood. work of the bridge is still not over. Dam shutters opened the water level reaches 200.74 residing in ecologically-fragile Shutters of two dams, Man- m, the shutters will be opened Over 100 houses damaged regions to be alert, considering Chavakkad taluk: KLDC bund road, Kottam road, Manira- galam and Kanhirapuzha, have on Saturday, said the district chances of landslides. Paranthally road, Katterikunnu, and Paranganattukunnu. Palakkad: Two houses were completely Relief camps opened been opened in the district and collector. a warning has been issued by The water level in the other flattened and around 73 houses were Palakkad: Relief camps were set the Irrigation department that dams is as follows: Malampu- partially damaged in the torrential rain up near landslide-prone areas of the Walayar dam shutters zha dam : 109.13 m (Maximum that lashed the district on Friday. The two Attappadi on Friday. The camps could also be opened any time. storage level 115.06 m), Pothun- houses were fully damaged in Alathur and have been opened at Pulliyara, dy 100.61 m ( MSL 108.204 m), Mannarkad taluks. In addition, nine houses Kuruvampadi, Indira Colony, Kanhirapuzha dam Meenkara 153.35 m (MSL 156.36 were partially damaged in Chittur taluk, Chittur, Okkode and Nakkupathy. The three shutters of m) , Chulliyar 144.88 m ( MSL two in Palakkad taluk, seven in Ottapalam All are areas identified by the Kanhirapuzha dam have been 154.08 m) , Walayar 199.95 m taluk and five in Pattambi taluk. Power geology department as raised by 120 cm each. The (MSL 203 m) and Siruvani lines stretching 37.95km were damaged, in vulnerable to landslides. shutters were raised after the 873.49 m (MSL 878.5 m). addition to 198 posts and 2 transformers. Covid-19: 123 test +ve in Palakkad, EXPRESS READ Instrumentation Ltd gets new CMD Palakkad: S Balamurugesan has assumed 51 people are primary contacts charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Instrumentation Ltd, a Central PSU EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE who arrived from the 23 LOCAL SPREAD CASES AMONG under the Ministry of Heavy Industries at @Palakkad UAE, 14 from Saudi Ara- Kanjikode in Palakkad. The Department of bia, three from Oman, and 33 NEW PATIENTS IN THRISSUR Heavy Industries issued the orders by giving the A TOTAL of 123 persons two from Qatar are among additional charge to Balamurugesan, who was General including two from Malap- those confirmed infected. Thrissur: The district Technical Manager and head of HMT Ltd, Kalamassery. puram, one from Similarly, 13 persons from recorded 33 new Covid-19 Kozhikode, and one from Karnataka, three includ- cases on Friday of which 23 Dy Transport Commissioner takes charge Thrissur were confirmed ing two migrant workers contracted the infection infected with Covid-19 in from Jharkhand, two through local contact. Thrissur: A K Sasikumar has taken charge as the district on Friday. Of from Tamil Nadu, and one Meanwhile, 60 people Deputy Transport Commissioner (DTC) of them, as many as 51 per- each from Maharashtra recovered on the day. In central zone, which comprises Thrissur, sons were in the primary and Andhra Pradesh have addition, 12 Thrissur natives Palakkad and Malappuram regional transport contact lists of previously also tested positive. who tested positive for offices. A native of Perumbavoor, Sasikumar infected Covid patients, Meanwhile, 19 Palak- Covid are under treatment was serving as Palakkad RTO prior to this appointment. while the sources of kad natives with no in other districts. Raising infection of 20 re- known source of in- the concerns of the health Man injured after being attacked by gaur main unknown. In fection have been officials, an accused in a addition, 30 for- diagnosed with murder case who was Palakkad: An Adivasi man was attacked by a gaur in eign returnees Covid-19. The 48 booked by Mathilakam Nelliyampathy on Friday. However, he escaped with minor and 20 persons Palakkad natives police, tested positive on injuries. The incident occurred at 10.30am when Murugan, who came from oth- who contracted the Friday. Fourteen police 36, from the Adivasi colony situated in the orange farm at er states have also test- virus from known officers, including the Circle Pullukad, Nelliyampathy, was at the Mira Flores estate to ed positive. sources hail from Kongad, Inspector of Mathilakam collect medicinal herbs. He was rushed to the PHC in The state government Kanjikode, Ottappalam, station, were instructed to Nelliyampathy and then referred to Nenmara.