As
per information collected in March 2019, from the 12 Local Authorities,
the National Development Unit (NDU) and the Road Development Authority
(RDA), some 480 sites have been identified across the island as being
affected at varying degree by water accumulation and flooding.
Out
of these 480 identified sites, 56 sites are considered to be life
threatening/critical and may cause serious disruption to socio-economic
activities. These have to be addressed as a matter of urgency.
The
structural / hard measures (drains) which have to be implemented in
these 56 life threatening/critical sites are being monitored by the Land
Drainage Authority.
At
the level of the NDRRMC, three major actions (soft measures) have been
undertaken with regard to the 56 life threatening/critical sites, as
follows:
· Implementing Community Disaster Response Programme (CDRP);
· Sensitisation Campaigns; and
· Development of Emergency / Contingency Plans.
Moreover,
the NDRRMC is also assisting the local authorities to prepare the
respective emergency / contingency plans for these 40 regions. During the CDRP, the community is also sensitised on basic precautionary measures, amongst others.
