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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Climate
- The Hindu
Heavy rains batter Kerala overnight, cause widespread havoc and power outages
Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds battered Kerala overnight and into early Friday (May 30, 2025), inundating residential areas, damaging homes and forcing at least 1,200 citizens to seek refuge in government-run relief camps. The heavy weather uprooted trees and downed power lines. The Fire and Rescue Services department and the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) scrambled to clear fallen trees and restore power to an estimated 60 lakh households across the State. Nevertheless, large swathes of the State, including much of Thiruvananthapuram district, remained without power. Power Minister K. Krishnankutty told reporters that public resistance to pre-monsoon pruning off overhanging branches and precariously leaning trees jeopardised the safety of overhead powerlines and transformers. He said the Chief Secretary had instructed the District Collectors to invoke the Disaster Management Act 2005 provisions to overcome such resistance. He said the heavy rains and falling tree branches damaged 2,500 high-tension and 10,000 low-tension power lines across the State and that scores of transformers malfunctioned. The KSEB has sustained a loss of ₹121 crore by a conservative preliminary estimate. He said KSEB has deployed more engineers and line workers to restore power distribution. He said using underground cables to transmit electricity was the long-term solution to ensure uninterrupted power during inclement weather. However, he said the KSEB's goal remained elusive, given the high costs involved and the public utility's inability to raise power charges. Mr Krishnankutty noted the water level in 16 major and 15 small hydroelectric power dams remained within the safety threshold. Red alert Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has stated that the severe weather was set to continue with the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensifying incrementally. It has issued a red alert for Idukki, Kannur and Kasargod districts. The government has declared a holiday for educational institutions, including private tuition centres. in Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur and Kasargod. High waves The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information (INCOIS) has forecast high waves reaching up to 3.7 m in height along Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts. It has issued a red alert in the coastal localities and cautioned fishers from putting their boats out to sea. The INCOIS has issued an orange alert, warning of tidal surges and high waves along the coasts of Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kasargod, and Kannur. The respective district administrations have suspended beach activities. Swollen rivers The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has flagged a rise in water levels in Manimala, Achankovil and Meenachil rivers in Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts, respectively. It has warned people living on the banks of Korapuzha (Kozhikode) and Kabani (Wayanad) to exercise extreme caution. Delayed trains The heavy rains have delayed several trains, including the Jan Shatabdi Express. Several more were running late, chiefly due to waterlogging of tracks and trees falling on the railway lines. The government has banned nighttime travel in the Idukki district. In several residential localities across Kerala, stormwater pooled under parked cars and motorcycles, damaging the vehicles. So far, the government has evacuated 1,200 people to relief camps. At least 159 houses were partially damaged, according to KSDMA estimates. Reports of rain-related deaths were also trickling in from different parts of the State. A 65-year-old man, K J James, drowned in a waterlogged locality at Punnapra in the Alappuzha district.
News18
6 days ago
- Climate
- News18
Heavy Rainfall Likely In Kerala For Next 4 Days, Red Alert In Many Districts, Schools Shut
Last Updated: The IMD has issued red and orange alerts for multiple districts in Kerala for expected heavy rainfall until June 2. Holidays have also been declared in many schools. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in Kerala over the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said, thus issuing a red alert for eight districts, including Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod. The weather department also issued an orange alert for six districts – Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram. According to the IMD, strong westerly winds are likely to persist at lower tropospheric levels over Kerala and the Lakshadweep region for the next two to three days, resulting in widespread rainfall. 'Strong westerlies are likely to continue at lower tropospheric levels over Kerala and the Lakshadweep region during the next 2-3 days. Under the influence of these, widespread rainfall activity with scattered Heavy rainfall to Very Heavy rainfall with isolated Extremely Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur over Kerala on 29th & 30th May 2025," the weather department had said on Thursday. 'Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala on 31st May, 1st and 2nd June 2025," it added. 'Red alert issued in 8 districts, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasaragod. Orange alert in 6 districts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram," it mentioned. Meanwhile, in view of the continued heavy rainfall and the IMD predictions, district administrations across Kerala have declared a holiday for all educational institutions in several districts on May 30 (Friday). The precautionary measure applies to professional colleges, anganwadis, tuition centres, madrassas, and special coaching classes. The district declared a similar holiday on the previous day due to intense rainfall. Amid the heavy rainfall alert, the Kerala government has issued urgent precautionary orders to ensure public safety. 'Under the Disaster Management Act 2005, Sections 25(2)(a), 26(2), 34(b), and 34(c), the following orders are effective immediately – Night-time travel in the high-range areas of Idukki district is completely prohibited from 7 PM to 6 AM, except in emergency situations," a government order read. 'All tourism-related activities in Idukki district are fully banned until further notice," it added. First Published:
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Time of India
Black marketing Remdesivir in Covid: Two get two years in jail
Barwani: A Barwani court on Tuesday sentenced a pharmacist and an agent of a private hospital to two-year imprisonment for black marketing Remdesivir injections during Covid-19 pandemic. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Barwani principal district and sessions judge Mahendra Kumar Jain convicted Vinay Rajak of Sanawad and Rahul Badgujar of Rajpur under Section 53 of Disaster Management Act 2005 and sentenced them to two years of imprisonment and fined them Rs 50,000 each. According to the prosecution, during lockdown period, Barwani police received information that Vinay Rajak, an agent of Gurupad Hospital, was black marketing Remdesivir injections. Acting on this information, the police sent a constable as a customer to Gurupad Hospital. There, Rajak took Rs 25,000 from the constable and brought the injection from the hospital pharmacist, Badgujar, and gave it to him. The police team immediately took both of them into custody and interrogated them. It was revealed that the govt had given two Remdesivir injections to a patient admitted to the hospital. However, after administering one injection, the patient's condition worsened, and he was referred to the trauma centre. Following this, both the accused decided to sell the injections in black instead of depositing them with the govt.
India.com
10-05-2025
- General
- India.com
Red Alert in Bikaner of Rajasthan: blackout after 7 PM, markets, shops, and restaurants will be closed, know what's prohibited during this time
District Collector and Magistrate Namrata Vrishni, exercising powers under the Indian Civil Protection Code 2023, Disaster Management Act 2005, and Civil Defense Act 1968, has issued a set of directives for the urban and rural areas of Bikaner.
India Gazette
08-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Holiday declared in schools in border districts of Rajasthan until further notice in aftermath of Operation Sindoor
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], May 8 (ANI): In the wake of missile strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) conducted by India, all government and private schools in the border districts of Rajasthan including Barmer, Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar and Jaisalmer have declared a holiday until further notification. In Barmer, a border district of India-Pakistan border, holiday has been declared in government and private schools. There will be holiday in the schools of Barmer district from Thursday till further orders. District Collector Tina Dabi issued the order, 'I, Tina Dabi, District Collector and Chairperson, District Disaster and Disaster Management Authority, Barmer, exercising the powers conferred under Section 30 of Chapter 4 of the Disaster Act 2005, in view of the national security and emergency situation in Barmer district, in the context of the safety of school children, holiday is declared for all the government and non-government (private) schools / educational institutions / CBSE schools / Anganwadis / Madrasas up to class 12th in Barmer district from May 8, 2025 till further orders and the home /common examination to be held from May 8, 2025 is also postponed till further orders.' 'All the heads of institutions of the district are directed to ensure strict compliance of these orders and all the heads of institutions / personnel will be present in the school as per time. If any institution head disregards the said orders, then action will be taken against them under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005,' the order stated. In Bikaner too all government and private schools have been closed from today. District Collector Namrata Vrishni, using the powers conferred in Section 30 of Chapter 4 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, has declared a holiday till further orders for the students of all government and private schools up to class 12, including CBSE schools, Anganwadis, Madrasas, for the safety of school children in view of the national security and emergency situation in the district. In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, holiday has been declared in government and non-government schools and madrasas in Sri Ganganagar, another border district of India-Pak. 'I, Dr Manju, District Collector and Chairperson, District Disaster and Disaster Management Authority, Sri Ganganagar, exercising the powers conferred under Section 30 of Chapter 4 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, in view of the security and peace in Sri Ganganagar district, in the context of the safety of school children, declare holiday for the students of all government and non-government (private) schools/ educational institutions/CBSE schools/Anganwadis/Madrasas up to class 12 in Sri Ganganagar district from May 7 till further orders and the home / common examination to be held from May 7 is also postponed till further orders,' the government order stated. 'All the heads of institutions of the district are directed to ensure strict compliance of these orders and all the institution heads/personnel will be present in the school on time. If any institution head disregards the said orders, then action will be taken against them under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005,' the order stated. A holiday has been declared in government and non-government schools and madrasas in Jaisalmer too. 'I, Pratap Singh, District Collector and Chairman District Disaster and Disaster Management Authority, Jaisalmer, exercising the powers conferred in Section 30 of Chapter 4 of the Disaster Management Act 2005, in view of the national security and emergency situation in Jaisalmer district, in the context of the safety of school children, declare holiday for all government / non-government schools and Anganwadi Pathshala / Play School Educational Institutions / CBSE Schools / Madrasas up to class 12th in Jaisalmer district from May 8 till further orders and the home / common examination to be held from May 8 is also postponed till further orders,' the order stated. 'In this regard, all the heads of institutions are directed to ensure compliance of the order and all the institution heads / personnel will be present in the school as per time. If any institution head disregards the said orders, then action will be taken against them under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.' This has been done as a precautionary measure in the view of retaliation from Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Indian Army is closely monitoring the ceasefire violations by Pakistan after the Indian forces conducted the precise strikes on nine terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under Operation Sindoor on strikes were aimed at avenging the Pahalgam attack victims and eliminating key Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders and camps involved in planning attacks on Indian soil. (ANI)
