Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan cut short his family tour to Dubai, Singapore and Indonesia and arrived in Thiruvananthapuram early on May 18.
Mr. Vijayan was earlier expected to return only on May 20. However, officials said that strengthening pre-monsoon showers in Kerala, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and the threat of landslips and flooding had possibly compelled him to shorten his holiday.
They said the Chief Minister is reportedly scheduled to review the State’s monsoon and disaster management preparedness. The rains are expected to intensify over Kerala in the next few days.
