Madikeri, May 28 -- With monsoon set to arrive in the district next week and the havoc caused by monsoon rains in 2018 and 2019 still fresh in memory, the Kodagu District Administration is bracing itself to prevent any possible havoc that may be caused during the forthcoming monsoon.

Explaining the measures that have been taken for effective tackling of monsoon, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy said that like last year, a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will arrive in Kodagu shortly. Already, one District-level Officer has been appointed for every Hobli, whose task is to take all precautionary and safety measures to keep the monsoon fury at bay.

She pointed out that the tender for supply of disaster handling...