Local bodies in Ernakulam told to open control rooms before monsoon strengthens

Key points

• With the southwest monsoon expected to make the landfall on May 26, all local self-government institutions in Ernakulam have been directed to open round-the-clock control rooms before the rain gains strength.
• District Collector G.
• Priyanka issued the order while reviewing the monsoon preparedness measures.
• Official sources said almost half the local bodies in the district had already prepared specific action plans, as per general guidelines, to face the rain-related incidents.
• “Others are in the process of preparing the plan, and they have been instructed to complete the procedures without delay,” a key district official said.