Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reached Ujjain early Friday morning from Sidhi via Shahdol-Jabalpur-Indore. He met saints and seers in areas affected by the rain and gale on Thursday and assured them of full cooperation.
Chouhan went round Mangalnath, which bore the brunt of the cyclonic storm and gave necessary directions to the officers. He was accompanied by In-charge Minister Bhupendra Singh, Minister of State for GAD lal Singh Arya, Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa, Principal Secretary Urban Development and Environment Malay Shrivastava, Secretary Urban Development and Environment Vivek Agrawal and Tarana MlA Anil Firojiya.
After the visit to Mangalnath zone, the Chief Minister reached the Circuit House passing through Kamed in Mela area.
He directed the In-charge Minister and concerned officers to restore complete normalcy in Mangalnath area by Saturday. Motivating officers, the Chief Minister said, "Don't lose heart and perform in this disaster, too".
He directed Secretary Agrawal to remove broken tents and other debris and establish new ones in the Mela area. He directed to spread adequate quantity of 'gitti' to soak mud. Similarly, suction machines should be pressed into service as required for flushing out sewer water from drains and nullahs.
The Chief Minister directed that adequate food grains should be made available to saints and seers whose food stuff has been destroyed. He directed Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa to allot additional food grains if needed. He also directed for precautionary measures in view of information received from the Meteorology Department.