Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Wednesday asked all the District Collectors to conduct review meetings on the heat wave situation, the measures taken to combat the same and submit a report to the State Government everyday.
A 24-hour control room would be opened in every district headquarters to monitor the situation, an official release stated. The SRC has laid special emphasis on dissemination of awareness on the impending heat wave and the preventive steps that people need to take to escape heatstroke. The Collectors have been asked to open Jalachhatras in every gram panchayat, civic body locality, market, bus stops and polling booths and make special provisions for the domestic animals, the statement added. All the Government and private hospitals have been asked to open a special ward for treatment of heat stroke patients.
According to the SRC’s directin, the all the passenger vehicles will stop plying from 11 am to 3 pm and stock water and ORS packets for the passengers. Similarly, strict instructions have been given to all concerned not to engage any labourers in any outdoor work for the above time period. The power distribution companies (discoms) have been asked to ensure uninterrupted power supply. The SRC has also asked the District Collectors to report the State Government about heat wave related casualties within 36 hours of the incident.