Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 14: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sasikanth Senthil has informed that Red Alert is declared again in the district on August 14 and 15 in the wake of forecast of heavy rain given by the meteorological department.
The DC on Wednesday, August 14, tweeted in this regard, in which he said, "The meteorological department has given a ‘Red Alert’ for the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada from 1 pm of August 14 to 8.30 of August 15." The DC has also instructed the the school managements have to make sure that the children who have reported to school on Wednesday, August 14 reach their home back safely.
In addition, DC Sasikanth Senthil has instructed the fishermen not to venture into the sea and river due to the rough weather conditions. Public and tourists are also warned not to get into the sea. As a precautionary measure, all the officers should be in respective headquarters. Mobile and landline telephone of the office should be functioning. All the emergency equipment, including vehicles should be in ready mode to deal with any eventuality as per the orders given by the DC.