As the South West Monsoon advances deeper into the Indian subcontinent, Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday, directed states and Union Territories to strengthen surveillance, vector-control measures and healthcare preparedness to tackle a possible rise in dengue and malaria cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Barring Bundi, Tonk, and Banswara, the monsoon has got activated across the state and moderate to heavy rains have been reported from different places.
The IMD is likely to update the expected date and the condition of progress of southwest monsoon towards the national capital by today.
More than two lakh domestic and foreign tourists flock to this tourist circuit every year for the drive through forest areas.
The LPA of the August to September period rainfall over the country as a whole for 1961-2010 is 428.3 mm. The IMD said this year, it expects the rainfall to be 95 to 105 percent of the LPA for August to September.
This year, the rains were first predicted to make a record early march across the country, initially predicted to hit Delhi by June 13-15. But in the latter half of the month, the progress slowed down before it eventually stalled and entered a three-week break phase.
He mentioned that investment should be increased in localised early warning system so that people in a particular area can be provided with timely warning in case of any threatening situation.
From Kasaragod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south, all rivers in Kerala are in spate; In a first, sluice gates of 33 dams have been opened across Kerala; more rains forecast till Saturday
A total of 53,501 people are now housed in 439 relief camps; trail of destruction can be seen across the state; Rajnath Singh to do an aerial survey of flood-hit areas on Sunday
