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Yellow alerts have been sounded for all districts except Karasargod for Tuesday.
He asked everyone to remain cautious as the water inflow to the dams and reservoirs is still strong due to rains in the eastern part of Kerala.
What perhaps concerns the Kerala govt is the slow, but steady rise in water levels of various dams in the central and north Kerala districts. It had forced authorities to raise the shutters of several dams on Friday.
Three shutters of the Mullaperiyar Dam were opened by 30 cm earlier in the day to release 534 cubic feet of water. This was later doubled to well over 1,000 cubic feet to release excess water.
The IMD has issued an Orange alert indicating isolated heavy rainfall for Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts of Kerala.
The heavy downpour in Kerala resulted in water levels of various rivers -- like Chalakkudy, Pampa, Manimala and Achankovil -- in various districts rising close to or crossing danger levels.
On Thursday, central Kerala districts witnessed heavy rainfall; Thrissur alone received over 280mm.
Four teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Idukki, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Thrissur districts.
The deceased Numa Thaslin is the daughter of Nadeera and Shafeeq.
He also said the State's dams were safe and that water was being released from 17 smaller dams, in order to avert any calamity.