Punjab Government on Friday claimed to be all prepared to tackle any kind of flood situation in the state. For the same, the works of cleaning of drains and flood protection, at the cost of Rs 40 crores, are in full swing.
As a part of preventive measures, the Government has already put cleaning of drains in the state on war footing to ensure cleaning of 1481.09 kms long drains at a cost of Rs 16.08 crore to prevent any flood like situation.
“Complete arrangements have been made to deal with any kind of emergency situation, and for this purpose, some funds have also been kept in reserve. Necessary instructions have been issued to the field offices in this regard,” said the official spokesperson of the state Irrigation Department.
Spokesperson said that some miscellaneous works, which includes draining out flood water from low lying area or constructing pipe culvert for the convenience of public, were also being executed to save agriculture land and population.
The departmental machines have been deployed at vulnerable sites to control expected floods during the monsoon, added the spokesperson.
Spokesperson said that those areas where natural nallahs and choes are more in number, funds have been released for flood protection.
Funds amounting to Rs 160 lakh have been approved for Pathankot district, Rs 261 lakh for Amritsar district, and Rs 281 lakh have been allotted for Gurdaspur district and works were being executed with these funds.
He said that in normal conditions, there was no threat to embankments constructed along the rivers.