PANJIM, June 2 -- The State' Disaster Management Team has braced up for heavy rainfall in the State arising from Cyclone Nisarga.
A senior government official told Herald that the disaster response and rescue teams are in place to respond to any potential crisis during the cyclone as well as the monsoon ahead. "We are watching the situation. Our teams are in place to handle the situation as it arises," an official said.
The North District Control Room has been operational to receive calls related to the monsoon. North Collector R Menaka, who also heads the disaster management cell, said that the taluka-level teams have been kept in preparedness.
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