Monsoon Begins: DC Mullai Muhilan Directs Officials to Remain Alert Incase of Any Disasters

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan has asked officials to remain alert all the time during the monsoon, failing which he will initiate action against them under the Disaster Management Act.

Every taluk should have control rooms functional round-the-clock, directing tahsildars concerned to immediately open control rooms in Bantwal and Ullal taluks where they were not functional. Personnel should be posted in three shifts in control rooms. Similarly, every ward should have control rooms in urban local bodies. The DC asked Mescom to keep sufficient electricity poles in stock at places prone to landslips, flooding etc., for immediate replacement.

Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Anshu Kumar and other officials were present.