SDRF deploys teams in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli, nearby districts after heavy rainfall warning

Chennai: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has dispatched 90 personnel to

Tirunelveli

, Tamil Nadu, in response to a heavy rainfall warning for the next three days.
The SDRF team, led by inspector Balamurugan, arrived from Chennai with essential supplies and rescue equipment, including rubber boats, motors, life jackets, generators, snake catchers, first aid kits, and tree saws.

The team is currently stationed at the Armed Forces Ground in Tirunelveli, ready to be deployed to areas affected by heavy rainfall.
The Tirunelveli district administration is taking various precautionary measures in preparation for the anticipated heavy rainfall. All department officials have been instructed to make the necessary arrangements to deal with the situation.

In addition to the team in Tirunelveli, the SDRF has also deployed personnel in Kanniyakumari, Nilgiris, and Coimbatore districts.
A total of 300 personnel, divided into 10 groups of 30 each, are camped in these districts. The teams are on high alert due to an orange alert for moderate rain in Tamil Nadu from May 17-19 and a red alert for heavy rain on May 20.
The deployment of SDRF teams comes in the wake of a tragic incident on Friday, where a teenager lost their life in a sudden flash flood at the Old Courtallam waterfalls in the Tenkasi district.
The Regional Meteorology Department has issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for Saturday at isolated places over the Theni, Dindigul, and Tenkasi districts, as well as a heavy rain warning for the next five days in several other districts, including Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Tirupattur, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, and Madurai.