Police asked to maintain alert following extremely heavy rain warning, control rooms will be opened in all districts

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State police chief Anil Kant has issued an alert to all district police chiefs on the backdrop of the warning of heavy rains in the state in the coming days. He has also proposed to set up control rooms in every district to deal with emergencies.

Disaster management teams at all police stations were instructed to be ready for emergencies. District police chiefs will be in constant touch with the district collectors and the district level disaster management committee. All police stations have been instructed to have JCBs, boats and other life-saving equipment ready. Coastal police stations have been asked to have necessary systems, including security boats, ready. The services of the Coastal Vigilance Committee will be utilized to coordinate rescue operations in the coastal areas.

Special caution is advised in areas prone to landslides. The unit chiefs will take steps to make the services of all sections of the police available to the public in case of emergency.

The SP will take steps to ensure that communication is not disrupted in the event of a natural disaster.

The Armed Police Battalion has appointed ADGP K Padmakumar as the nodal officer in charge of police deployment and ADGP Vijay Sakhare as the nodal officer for disaster management operations.