extensive damage to crops and properties. Revenue officials said two
persons were missing after landslips at Neelimala, near Vaduvanchal,
and Kathanpara, near Rippon, in the district on Thursday. The
officials said nearly 100 landslips occurred at various parts of the
district on Thursday. A 32-member CISF team, comprising the National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF), led by D.S. Rao, inspector executive
of the CISF, reached the district on Thursday to assist in rescue
operations, Additional District Magistrate K. Vijayan, holding charge
of Collector, told The Hindu on Thursday. Another batch of NDRF
personnel would reach here on Friday, he added.
He said the people in 49 villages under the Vythiri, Sulthan Bathery
and Mananthavadi taluks were the worst affected. As many as 46 houses
were destroyed and 379 suffered partial damage in rain-related
calamities. The damage to the houses were estimated at Rs.2,095,000.
The damage to crops was estimated at Rs.5,74,45000 in 666.24 hectares,
sources in the Agriculture Department said. Mr.Vijayan said 3,159
people were shifted to various relief camps in the district. "As many
as 50 relief camps and 14 medical units are functioning in the
district." Workers of Kerala State Electricity Board were trying to
restore the severed power lines.A holiday has been declared for
educational institutions, except professional colleges, in the
district on Friday and Saturday. The officials said rainfall of 255.3
mm was recorded at Vythiri; 194.4 mm at Mananthavadi; and 138 mm at
Sulthan Bathery from 6 a.m. on Wednesday to 6 a.m. on Thursday. The
average rainfall in the district was 19.58 cm on the day. Traffic
between Kozhikode and Bangalore on the NH-212 was disrupted as the
road was inundated at Ponkuzhy near Sulthanbahtery.
The Hindu, July 17
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