The State Government has issued directives to various departments to ensure advance arrangements for excessive rains, floods and disaster management at State and district level. It has been said in the directives that from July to September during monsoon season every year, situation of excessive rains and floods occurs in most of the districts. Advance arrangements should be made to prevent losses due to these calamities.
All divisional commissioners and district collectors have been asked to assess disaster-prone areas. Collectors should convene meetings of District Disaster Management Committees to deal with excessive rains.
All concerning departments should appoint nodal officers and information about their telephone/mobile, fax numbers and e-mail addressed should be maintained. Places should be identified for storage of food grains in advance in
flood-prone areas and a list of quantity of goods to be stored should be chalked out. Adequate storage of medicines should be ensured in primary health centers. Information about concerning Health Officers and doctors should be maintained. Veterinary Department should ensure storage of fodder in flood-prone areas.
Simultaneous preparations regarding arrangements for drinking water and transport facility should also be made. Information should be maintained about availability of boats, motorboats, rubber boats etc at district level. Rescue and relief teams should be deployed at suitable places in districts.
They should also be imparted necessary training. Cooperation of public representatives should be sought in efforts for mass awareness.
Disaster control rooms should function 24X7 in districts
It has been directed that disaster control rooms should function 24X7 in districts during monsoon. Their telephone/mobile, fax numbers and e-mail addressed should be maintained.
In case of floods, the control room should be kept operational 24X7. Information about flood situation should be given to state-level control room and Army's Sub-Area Commander, Bhopal. District level flood control rooms should be opened from June 15, 2016 or with onset of monsoon. Information of rain from district rain gauge centers should be given on fax no. 0755-2552743 of Director Meteorology Centre, Arera Hills, Jail Road, Bhopal.