Kerala CM Visits Flood-Hit Areas, Announces Resilience Plan

Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Tuesday visited flood-hit areas in the district and announced Rs 10,000 in financial assistance for households whose homes were flooded by the recent rains. 

He also said the government was considering setting up a disaster management and resilience system to improve early warnings for sudden weather changes. "The government will provide Rs 10,000 as financial assistance to people whose homes were flooded due to the rains," the CM said.

Speaking to reporters here, the CM said the disaster management



and resilience system would be developed with the support of expert agencies and artificial intelligence and would function as an early warning mechanism. "More rain gauge systems, both manual and AI-enabled, will be set up. 

There are reputed expert agencies, such as the Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology and Cochin University, working in the field of climate change. Their expertise will also be utilised to develop an effective climate forecasting and early warning system, which will be implemented as a pilot project in Pathanamthitta district," he said.