A senior KSDMA official said the project goes beyond installing monitoring equipment and is designed to strengthen disaster preparedness at the grassroots level.
It also stated that the government and the public works department cannot shrug off the responsibility of ensuring compliance of environmental clearance conditions.
One of the most remarkable trends emerging from the Priyadarshini bus service is the micro-economic shift driven by enterprising women travelling from Mananthavady to Kuttiadi.