Mangaluru : At a meeting convened by Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim to review preparedness to face monsoon and its implications, the Tahsildar said that Kasba Bengre, Pandeshwar, Hoige Bazaar, Bokkapatna, Jeppinamogaru and Bajal Kudpu areas in the city are prone to floods.

The Deputy Commissioner asked all Tahsildars of the taluk to prepare an action plan to tackle monsoon woes. They should have contact numbers of all those required in relief operations ready. It included numbers of boat owners, swimmers and crane owners.

He said that compensation to people for rain-related damage should be disbursed within 24 hours or within a maximum of three days after the incident.

The Deputy Commissioner asked the Forest Department to assist MESCOM in cutting branches of trees likely to fall on power supply lines. He said that a drive to clear sources of larve causing vector-borne diseases should be taken up especially in urban areas next week.

A Home Guard official sought boats, especially in Kukke Subrahmanya and Uppinangadi, for relief operations during floods. Toll free numbers for people to contact for assistance were announced. The Deputy Commissioner instructed officials to receive phone calls from people.