Given the situation of excessive rainfall and floods, officers and employees should not go on leave- Chief Minister Dr. Yadav

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that there is a possibility of rain in the state till September 30. Officers and employees have been instructed not to go on leave given the situation of excessive rainfall and floods. To ensure that life remains normal despite heavy rainfall, necessary precautions should be taken in time and rescue work should be done. The safety of people’s lives must be prioritized, the concerned officer will be held responsible for any loss of life. Relief camps should be set up to provide safety and facilities to the people affected by excessive rainfall and floods.Cooperation of social organizations should also be taken. Assessment of crop damage and animal loss caused by floods should also be started as soon as possible. There should be no delay in the distribution of relief funds to the victims of floods and excessive rains. Adequate budget is available for relief. The provision of clean drinking water, medicines, etc. should be ensured in relief camps. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav gave the above instructions in the emergency meeting held at Samatva Bhawan for prevention and control of the situation created due to excessive rainfall in the state. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav reviewed the situation in the districts through video conferencing. All Divisional Commissioners, IGs, Commissioners of Police, District Collectors, and SPs were present in VC.

Alert people living in lower settlements timely

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav has said that due to the changing rainfall cycle, the rainfall in September is more than what it should be. People living in lower settlements should be alerted timely and shifted to relief camps as per need. He said necessary precautions and vigilance should be immediately increased on bridges and culverts. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that relief should be provided in case of loss of life and loss of animals due to excessive rainfall. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav instructed all Collectors to immediately provide assistance of Rs 4 lakh each in case of loss of life to the family members.

Make immediate arrangements to airlift people trapped in floods

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that wherever people are trapped in flood, immediate arrangements should be made to airlift them by helicopter. Old dilapidated buildings should be identified and protective arrangements should be made. If necessary, residents should be shifted to a safer place. In the meeting held at Samatva Bhawan, Chief Secretary Smt. Veera Rana, Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Rajesh Rajoura, Director General of Police Shri Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, Home, Panchayat and Rural Development, Public Works Department, Urban Development and Housing, Revenue, Public Health Medical Education were present.

NDRF and SDRF teams active in rescue work

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav sought information related to excessive rainfall and floods from the collectors of Guna, Datia, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Rajgarh, and Tikamgarh districts through video conferencing. It was informed in video conferencing that 18 people are trapped in the Pohuch river near Bhander in Datia district, there is information about people trapped in water in Dabra also. One person is reported dead and three injured due to tree-fall in Morena. It was told in the meeting that helicopters are being dispatched from Jhansi, Bareilly, and Gorakhpur to rescue the people trapped in the flood. The NDRF team has been called for rescue and relief work in Tikamgarh. The SDRF team is active in the Gwalior Chambal area with boats and other rescue materials. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that because of the possibility of rain in the coming days in the state, proper arrangements should be made for awareness of floods. He instructed for adequate storage of essential commodities.

So far, rainfall in the state has been 14 percent more than average.

It was told in the meeting that till September 11, 991.9 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the state, which is 14 percent more than the average. More than normal rainfall has been recorded in 12 districts of the state, including Rajgarh, Khargone, Bhopal, Seoni, Mandla, Bhind, Sheopur, Chhindwara, Barwani, Shivpuri, Singrauli, Neemuch, Alirajpur, Gwalior and Guna. Monsoon is expected to remain active in most of the districts of the state in the next 2 days also. After this, there is a possibility of a reduction in rainfall. The Meteorological Department has issued a forecast of heavy rainfall in Bhind, Datia, Gwalior, Morena, Sheopur Kala, Agar-Malwa, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Niwari and Rajgarh. At present the gates of 31 out of 54 dams in the state are open. Relief camps are being operated in various districts.

Instructions given to maintain precautions including electrical safety in crowded events

In the meeting, discussions were held on continuously monitoring the water level of rivers, dams, and reservoirs, necessary materials for rescue, proper arrangement of relief camps, identifying schools whose buildings are dilapidated and making alternative arrangements for children’s education. Instructions were given to ensure electrical safety in Ganesh Pandals and in other social, religious, and crowded events and also for availability of pure drinking water, and adequate supply of medicines. Keeping in view the possibility of rain in the coming days also, the collectors and superintendents of police of the district have been directed to make adequate security arrangements including proper lighting, boats, divers, medical team, cleanliness, and rescue team at the immersion sites on Anant Chaturdashi.