Principal Secretary Revenue and Relief Commissioner RK Chaturvedi has directed to set up district control rooms in flood-prone districts from June 15 or the onset of monsoon. Collectors have been asked that control rooms can be opened at tehsil-level also in dire need.
In-charge officers of the State-level control room will be Principal Secretary Revenue & Relief Commissioner RK Chaturvedi, Secretary Ajit Kesri and Deputy Relief Commissioner Pushpa Kulesh. Charge of district-level control rooms will be assigned to Superintendents land Records.
District-level in-charge will remain updated on flood situation and provide latest information to the Relief Commissioner and other concerning offices.
Collectors have been asked to send names, telephone and fax numbers etc. of in-charge officers immediately to the office of the Relief Commissioner. Besides, these names and numbers should also be publicised through newspapers and other mass media so that people can contact control room in times of emergency.
Control room will function round-the-clock if there is possibility of floods in district and inform the state-level control room and Sub-Area Commander of Army.
During flood conditions, district-level control room will be in live contact with state-level control room and keep informing it about latest situation. One copy of updated reports regarding floods will be maintained at the control room so that information can be communicated immediately in times of need.
District-level control room will send information of rain measurement recorded at rain measurement centre in the district daily to the Director, Meteorology Office, Bhopal daily through fax and e-mail.
Information regarding damage by floods will be continuously sent to Union Home Ministry control room and state-level control room.