Heavy Rain expected in Kerala, Red Alert Warning
Reportedly the indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red warnings to idukki and wayanad districts in kerala, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall above 204.4 mm, on Thursday. The idukki district administration has also banned night-time traffic in the district, taking into account the possibility of heavy rainfall triggering landslides and flooding in the region. Traffic had been banned from 7 pm to 6 am from Thursday. Three shutters of the ponmudi dam in idukki will also be opened at 10 am on friday due to the rising water levels. Shutters will be opened by 30 cms each releasing 65 cumecs of water.
A red warning is the highest among the four alerts issued by the IMD. It asks authorities to take action. Apart from idukki and wayanad, an orange warning has been issued for the districts of ernakulam, thrissur, palakkad, Malappuram, kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod, asking authorities to be prepared to take any action that is needed. A yellow warning has been issued in the state capital of thiruvananthapuram and districts like kollam, Pathanamathitta, alappuzha and Kottayam.
A red warning was issued for kozhikode earlier on thursday but has since been removed. Meanwhile, the project to clear small canals inside the premises of the Nedumbassery international airport in Cochin to prevent water-logging has been completed. The Cochin international airport Limited (CIAL) has de-silted canals including the Chengalthodu stream and water bodies stretching as far as 15 kilometres south of the airport.
A red warning is the highest among the four alerts issued by the IMD. It asks authorities to take action. Apart from idukki and wayanad, an orange warning has been issued for the districts of ernakulam, thrissur, palakkad, Malappuram, kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod, asking authorities to be prepared to take any action that is needed. A yellow warning has been issued in the state capital of thiruvananthapuram and districts like kollam, Pathanamathitta, alappuzha and Kottayam.
A red warning was issued for kozhikode earlier on thursday but has since been removed. Meanwhile, the project to clear small canals inside the premises of the Nedumbassery international airport in Cochin to prevent water-logging has been completed. The Cochin international airport Limited (CIAL) has de-silted canals including the Chengalthodu stream and water bodies stretching as far as 15 kilometres south of the airport.