Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Ajay Singh held a review meeting of state level officials of different departments to assess the flood situation in State on Tuesday.
Chief Secretary directed revenue and natural calamity management department officials that as in different districts due to continuous rains, the flood like situation has arisen for which direct monitoring of changing situation has to be done. Those affected by flooding should be provided immediate relief.
Health department officials were directed to ensure adequate supply of medicines for control of water related diseases in all the districts while the food department officials has to ensure adequate storage of foodgrains and others in remote and inaccessible areas. He directed to ensure pure drinking water in flood affected areas. The Control Rooms established at district centres should have 24 hours working for which adequate employees has to be deputed. On receipt of information, immediately the action should be initiated.
Chief Secretary said that home guard personnel should be kept on alert with all necessary equipment at the identified places. A state level flood control centres have been established at secretariat (Mahanadi Bhawan).
Secretary revenue and calamity management N K Xaxa, secretary food department Richa Sharma, special secretary Public Health Engineering Service P Ambalgan, Director General Home Guard Girdhari Nayak along with health, water resources department officers were present.
Meanwhile, Janjgir-Champa collector inspected the river banks as the water level has risen after the water has been released from the Ravishankar Reservoir (Gangrel) into Mahanadi. The flood generally happens near Shivrinarayan to Chandrapur area. The revenue and police officials were directed to ban the movement of traffic where the bridges are overflowing with water. The appeal was also made to the public not to use the bridges and roads which have been submerged with water. Meanwhile, the forces with safety equipment have been deployed in areas of Shinvrinarayan, Chandrapur areas while reserve force have been kept on standby position at district headquarters.
As per Baloda Bazar collector J P Pathak, in Rewasarar village under Kasdol tehsil 11 affected have been sent to relief camp.
In village Panchayat Arjuni one Pandey family with 35 members were reluctant to leave their house but after much persuasion have been shifted to safe place. Two people had climbed the tree in village Temri have been rescued by relief team.
Similarly, in water loggin in village Girdhouri and Datrenga the villagers are being shifted and necessary arrangements are being made.
Relief team has been deployed also in the area. Similarly in village Amety of Palari tehsil, 85 people have been shifted to safer place. In Baloda Bazar tehsil at village Panchayat Sunsuniya, two people have been rescued from flood waters.