A meeting was held on heat wave preparedness in the ensuing summer here last week.
DRDA Project Director Braja Gopal Acharya chaired the meeting attended by civil officials, CDMO, executive engineers, RWSS, irrigation, electricity and RD, apart from BDOs and Tehsildars.
The meeting emphasized on supplying uninterrupted water and electricity during the summer and immediate repairing of the defunct tube wells and water supply projects, coming under Basudha scheme.
Speaking at the meeting, Executive Engineer RWSS Chita Ranjan Mohanty informed that out of 13,807 tube wells as many as 13,774 tube-wells have been functioning across the district. 86 villages coming under water scarcity areas in Erasama, Balikuda and Kujanga blocks are being provided with water through tanker supply which will continue till end of summer.
A toll free helpline number 1916 has been released enabling the general public on lodging complaint pertaining water crisis. The District Headquarters Hospital authority was asked to start special ward for heat wave patients, while the Education department was directed to look after the water and electricity supply in schools.