A preparatory meeting to combat ensuing heat wave was held by Sub Collector Harish Chandra Nayak here where all line department staff members were present. Nayak said all precautionary measures would be taken to tackle the heat wave and check human or animal casualty. Safe and cold drinking water would be supplied to the public and no labourer would be engaged in any manual work during peak hour.
Jalachhatra will be opened at every village and NAC areas and attendance of worker would be commissioned there. Educational institutions must ensure drinking water provision. A special ward for treatment of heat wave patients will be opened in the Sub Divisional Hospital and other hospitals under administrative control of the SDMO.
Water coolers, fans and generators would be arranged, while life saving medicines, ice packs and saline would be stored in the PHCs. Working hours for labourers will be rescheduled to avoid exposure of workers to heat during peak hours that is 11am to 3.30 pm. Similarly, arrangements would be made for emergency treatment of animals affected by heat wave in the dispensaries and hospitals. During severe heat wave conditions, timing of public transport services will be rescheduled by RTO, Cuttack.
Tehsildars would report cases of death due to sunstroke immediately to the Sub Collector and the district office. As most of the tube wells are lying defunct, these would be repaired immediately and leakage in water pipeline would be plugged by the PHD department. A control room would be opened at the Sub-Collector Office and Tel No. 06723-220311 will be available for lodging any complaint or getting any help. This would be effective from March 15, informed the Sub-Collector.