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The Hindu
25-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Teenager from Kerala on tour with family killed in tree fall in the Nilgiris
A 15-year-old boy from Kerala, who had come to the Nilgiris with his family for a tour, was killed by a falling tree, which was uprooted due to heavy rain on Sunday. The victim, identified as P. Adhidev of Kozhikode, was at Eighth Mile, a popular picnicking spot for tourists, when the tree fell on him. Residents and family members tried to rush him to the hospital, but he had already died of his injuries, police said. Nilgiris Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru and Coonoor MLA K. Ramachandran met the teenager's family and consoled them. In another incident, three people were rescued by the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services personnel after the SUV they were travelling in got stuck in a flooded river near Choondi in Gudalur on Saturday night. The firefighters rescued the occupants after securing the car with ropes to prevent it from being washed away. Rainfall intensified across the Nilgiris on Sunday, with an average of 47.53 mm being recorded till Sunday morning. Avalanche received more than 200 mm of rainfall, officials said. Despite precautions taken by the Forest Department and the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) to close most major tourist spots, including Avalanche, Ninth Mile, Pine Forest, Doddabetta Peak, Pykara and Ooty Boat Houses, and Lamb's Rock, many people braved the inclement weather to visit the Government Botanical Garden and Sims Park, where the Annual Flower and Fruit Shows were being held. On Sunday evening, Ms. Tanneeru said as a further precaution, the Government Botanical Garden and Rose Garden too would be closed on Monday. P. Krishnamurthy, District Fire Officer (Nilgiris district), said the Fire Department had received more than 31 complaints regarding fallen trees across the Nilgiris. 'We have been working with other government departments as well as the local civic bodies to clear the trees and restore traffic flow across the district,' said Mr. Krishnamurthy. He added that around 30 trees were uprooted in Glenmorgan area due to the extreme weather. The Nilgiris district administration also urged tourists to return to their hotel rooms by dusk. Ms. Tanneeru and Mr. Ramachandran visited landslip-prone areas and took stock of rain mitigation measures being implemented across the district. They also visited families that had been evacuated to temporary relief shelters in the Nilgiris and distributed blankets and essential commodities to them.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Live shows, exhibition, carnivals need temporary fire licence, as per new T.N. Fire Service Bill
No events such as live shows, exhibition, carnival or festivals, can be conducted without a temporary fire licence. A Bill which was introduced by Law Minister in the Assembly to repeal and re-enact the TN Fire Services Act 1985 also says the event organiser should obtain a temporary fire licence after making an application in a form on the online portal. A former officer of Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services said the new law Tamilnadu Fire and Rescue Services Act, 2025 has been brought since the old one was outdated. Fire safety regulations or norms of National Building Code of India, Model Building Bye-laws, 2016, Oil Industry Safety Directorate guidelines and Explosive Act and Rules relating to fire prevention are added. The new law stipulates that the government may, by notification, require the erector of a pandal or owner or occupier of any premises in any area which in their opinion, are likely to cause a risk of fire, to take such precautions as may specified in such notification. While the fire prevention and life safety measures in the pandals are made self-regulatory, it is also lawful for fire service officers to enter and inspect the pandal. The provisions of new law also makes it compulsory for the appointment of fire safety officer by every owner or occupier or an association of such owners to ensure effective fire prevention and life safety measures of hazardous industry or factory or commercial or public building or premises under substantive fire risk categories.
