Heavy rain lashing the southern part of the Kerala State. The rivers of the region overflowing causing flooding and misery. The rivers Palliman, Ithikkara, Kundaman and Kallada were in spate. Many areas in the western part of Kollam district were inundated damajing nearly a 1000 houses. As many as 1,273 families had been shifted to relief camps. Kollam Collector Devendra kumar Dhudawat has declared a holiday for schools on Wednesday 6th September,2010.
In thiruvananthapuram, the worst affected areas were the taluks of Cherayinkeezh and Nedumangad. Five houses were destroyed and 385 houses damaged in the district. Five relief camps had been opened.
The district administration of Kollam asked people living oneither side of the Kallada river to move to safer places since the shutters of the Thenmala dam would have to be opened any moment. The water level in the reservoir touched a height of 114.92 metres by Tuesday 5th september,2010 evening against the full reservoir level of 115.82m.
The meteorology centre in Thiruvananthapuram said heavy rainfall exceeding 7 cm on the gauge was likely to occur at isolated places in the state till Thursday 7th September morning. An upper air cyclonic circulation was persisting over southeast Arabian sea on Tuesday 5th September. Also persisting since Monday was a low pressure system over west central and adjoining parts of south east and east-central Bay of Bengal promising the Continuation of the rain in the southern penisula.
Authorities say that many low-level areas are fully under water.In other areas, water stands at a height ranging from 3 feet to 8 feet.
Preliminary estimates of the loss in the Kollam district have been put at Rs 2.2 crore. The preliminary estimates of crop loss have been put at Rs 17 lakh. Eleven relief camps and 24 sheds have been opened to shelter families from the flood comprising 6000 persons have been sheltered in these camps.
Prof. John Kurakar
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