Kakinada: Eleven cyclone prone mandal people being evacuated: Collector
Kakinada, Oct 26 (TNT): District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad on Monday said that apart from six shore area mandals, five more mandals were identified as prone to cyclone and action being taken to evacuated them to safer places.
Briefing the arrangements made to ensure safety of the people from the impending cyclone threat at a press conference here, Prasad said , district administration was fully geared up to meet any eventuality and already the shore area people were alerted on the likelihood of cyclone crossing the coast near our region.
About 89,000 people were residing in shore area villages and habitations and all of them were alerted on the possible cyclone threat, he said that already 101 cyclone shelters were identified across the district to shift the people for rehabilitation.
Instructions were given to officials to evacuate the cyclone prone shore area village people to the cyclone shelters before 27 afternoon, he said.
Already 130 people from the Hope Island were evacuated in special boats by afternoon with the help of fisheries and police departments to the island colony in Toorangi, he informed.
The concerned departments were ready with making arrangements at the cyclone shelters such as food, drinking water, electricity, toilets and other basic amenities., he added.
The Collector further said the fishermen who went to sea with their boats for fishing were asked to comeback and as against the total of 4,602 boats already 4,559 boats were returned to harbors and Landing centers and the remaining 43 boats were anchored in Paradeep harbors safely.
All hospitals in the district including the government general hospital were advised to arrange electricity backup. The Rural water supply department officers were also instructed to arrange alternate power backup to all the drinking water supply schemes.’ he added.
The Collector also said that special teams were made ready to restore power supply as electricity poles are likely uprooted due to the heavy gales.
Similarly the R and B, and Panchayat raj department officials in coordination with the Tahasildars would take necessary steps to restore the roads if breached ,by keeping special teams with JCBs and tree cutters.
Further the concerned officials were asked to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply by keeping adequate diesel and petrol stocks in Petrol bunks’.
He advised the people to confine to their homes from 27 afternoon to 28 evening and postpone their travel plans.
The educational institutions were declared holidays for two days on 27 and 28th.
The government has deployed one NDRF team and another SDRF team to the district to enable the district administration to take up relief measures in cyclone prone areas Control rooms were arranged at district and mandal level which work round the clock” he added.
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