Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed all concerned authorities, specially State police force, to ensure strict action against disruptive and violent forces. Administration should have live contact with all sections of society. The Chief Minister said that even minor negligence in law and order should be taken seriously.
Chouhan was addressing division and district-level officers of administration and police through video-conferencing here on Thursday. Chief Secretary R Parasuram, Additional Chief Secretary Home IS Dani, Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture MM Upadhyay, Additional Chief Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Antony D’sa, DGP Nandan Dube and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
Chouhan said that law and order was his Government’s top priority and added there should be constant dialogue between all sections of society. He said that situation should be reviewed on a regular basis. Work should be done cautiously and carefully. Strict action should be taken against trouble-mongers. Chouhan said that advance disaster management preparations should be planned in view of rains. All reservoirs in the State are full up to the brink. Further rains have been forecast.
Effective and immediate action should be ensured in any emergency. He said that better arrangements should be ensured at relief camps. There should be no delay in extending relief to affected people and ensure that relief is adequate. Chouhan said that adequate compensation should be given against crop loss. For this, action should be taken to help farmers get claims under Crop Insurance Scheme. This should be done immediately and carefully. He directed to complete work of waiving pending electricity bills as on June 30 against BPl consumers within time-limit.