The Revenue, irrigation and flood control Minister Yashpal Arya directed the officers to remain vigilant for forthcoming monsoon season. He was taking a review meeting of the officials of his departments at Vidhan Sabha on Friday.
The Minister said that the budgetary provisions for flood protection should be made in the state sector. Arya said that the officers should be maintaining an utmost vigil for meeting any type of exigency during the monsoon period. He said that budget would be demanded from the finance department for the preparation in this direction. The Minister also directed construction of flood protection walls along the rivers before the onset of rainy season. These walls are constructed to prevent habitations from erosion of land of the rivers.
The secretary Irrigation, Anand Vardhan said that state Government is engaged in regular correspondence with the union government for release of funds for destruction caused by heavy rains and irrigation.