Full support for relief activities implemented by govt, UDF workers will take up voluntary work

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader V D Satheesan said the UDF will fully support the relief activities implemented by the government in a situation where the state is in a crisis due to heavy rains and landslides.

Satheesan informed that the UDF workers will take up voluntary work and will be active in the relief works. The opposition leader said that he called Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and had conveyed his support.

Meantime, the central water commission has warned a possibility of floods following heavy rains in Kerala. Water commission deputy director Sini Manosh said there is a possibility of flooding in rivers in the southern districts.

The water commission has warned a possibility of flooding in Manimala River, Vamanapuram, Kallada, Karamana, Achankovil and Pampa rivers if there is heavy downpour. Sini Manosh said there is no situation where the big dams will be full.

The Central Meteorological Department has informed that there is a possibility of very heavy rain at isolated places in all the districts of the state in the next three hours. Officials informed that there is a possibility of wind to blow at a speed of 55 km per hour.