Chief Secretary Revenue Manish Rastogi had issued instructions to all collectors regarding action plans at the district level for rescue and relief work to deal with the situation of flood and extreme rainfall.
Concern officials have been asked to create a control room at the district level in the flood prone districts on June 15 or monsoon, as soon as the monsoon rains begin and control room at the Tehsil level, if necessary.
He said that the information of daily rainfall by the Rainfall Center of the district is also regularly sent to Bhopal's Weather Center Director.
In frequent flood area special arrangements for surveillance have to be made . Training will be provided to the people of flood prone areas to help with the protection of Panchayat, Municipality, Local NGO etc.
In remote areas where it is difficult to reach the rainy season, adequate storage of food items, life saving medicines etc. and adequate storage of drinking water in the areas flooded by flood water, thereby indicating the available drinking water sources Have been asked to make a plan.
The collectors have been told to ensure uninterrupted clearance of water by cleaning the rivers, streams and ponds of the district. Instructions have been given to make alternate arrangements for settling of the lower settlements of urban areas, and to set up warning boards to prevent accidents on submerged roads and culverts.