UPDATED: May 22, 2021 14:53 IST
MAASH volunteers conduct Covid-safety outreach in Kasargod
In northern Kerala, the colloquial Malayalam word for teacher is ‘maash’. As community educators, they are a widely respected demographic. In June 2020, Kasargod’s district collector Dr D. Sajith Babu, hoping to leverage this social capital to amplify the state government’s Covid-safety awareness and tracking programmes, reached out to high school teacher C.P. Vidya to head up a new initiative. Called MAASH, this project roped in the district’s teachers for the state’s IEC (information, education and communication) outreach efforts. Just a few months prior to that, Kasargod district had accounted for over a quarter of Kerala’s total Covid cases 178 of the state’s 505 cases in March 2020.
Residents in coastal areas in Kannur and Kasaragod on high alert
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May 15, 2021 00:57 IST
Met Dept. warns that low pressure area in Arabian Sea could turn into a cyclone in next 24 hours
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Met Dept. warns that low pressure area in Arabian Sea could turn into a cyclone in next 24 hours
Residents residing along the coastline of Kannur and Kasaragod are on high alert after the meteorological department warned that the low pressure area in the Arabian Sea could turn into a cyclone in the next 24 hours.
After a red alert was issued in both the districts, people living on the coastline have packed their essential items ready to move to safer areas in case of an eventuality.