Whereas landslides and rivers flooded with rainwater are wrecking havoc in lives of people in hilly regions, flood conditions are no less alarming in plains like different areas of Udhamsinghnagar in the hill State.
With loss of three lives due to floods so far, as many as 63 roads have also been damaged by the same nature’s fury in Udhamsinghnagar, as the officials concerned informed. At the same time, the officials concerned of the Udhamsinghnagar have also maintained that in a bid to improve the conditions of the damaged roads proposals have already been submitted to the Government. However, following the poor conditions of roads mobility has been badly affected in this region also.
In the meanwhile, Kunwar Pranab Singh Champion, chairman of the Van Vikas Nigam, who is looking after the disaster management works in this terai district of Uttarakhand, also directed the officials concerned of the district administration Udhamsinghnagar, to expedite relief works so that normal life could be put back on track.
Reviewing the disaster situation and relief works in the district on Thursday, Champion cautioned the officials concerned that there should not be any delay in extending relief to the needy. laxity on part of the officials concerned in carrying out the relief operations won’t be tolerated at any cost, he asserted. Keeping in view flood conditions particularly in lowers areas of the terai region, Champion asked the officials concerned to identify all such areas which are sensitive from flood point of view and take necessary steps accordingly.
Sitarganj and Shaktifarm are some of the areas which are very sensitive from flood point of view. However, efforts are being taken to ensure safety of the people living these areas, claimed the officials concerned of the Udhamsinghnagar district administration. In the meanwhile, though no untoward incident has been reported from any parts of the region so far, road conditions are reported to be very poor particularly in Pithoragarh district which has so far suffered the most in this rainy season in the Kumaon region.