Even as rain continues to lash several parts of the State, causing rivers to overflow and flooding in some urban areas, the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has accused the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) of lacking district-specific meticulous disaster management plans.
Raising the issue during the Question Hour in the Assembly on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan alleged that lack of effective plans was having a serious impact on disaster preparedness. The State had been battered by natural disasters every year since 2018. Advance preparation, disaster warnings, rehabilitation, and calamity mitigation plans should be prepared precisely depending on the situation in each district, he said, urging the government to rope in private agencies for weather prediction.
Denying the Opposition charge, Minister for Revenue K. Rajan said the Orange Book for disaster management for this year had been published. Similarly, the State had put in place detailed mechanisms for ascertaining everything from the route of a river and the time taken for the water released from dams to reach various places downstream depending on the volume released since 2018 to avoid disasters.
