Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 -- The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has developed a web application to collect information about objects washing ashore or floating in the sea in connection with recent ship accidents off the Kerala coast.
The app collects details such as the name and mobile number of the person reporting the object, a description of the item, its live location or nearest landmark, and images.
So far, 65 containers linked to the ship accident have been recovered along the coast and relocated to various ports.
In Thiruvananthapuram district, 21 barrels found near Vizhinjam and Kovalam have been moved to secure locations at the Vizhinjam port. Two barrels suspected to be related to the accident washed ashore...