The Haridwar district magistrate D Senthil Pandiyan inspected the levees along the Ganga river at Bhogpur and Balawali. The DM also heard the grievances of the villagers on the spot while inspecting the levees at Ranjitpur and Sopri.
He directed officials of the Irrigation Department and the contractor concerned to ensure repair of the safety features damaged by recent rains without delay. The DM commended the Irrigation Department for completing the construction of levees within a short period and expected that the department would work as efficiently in the future. Stating that this work was being undertaken for the welfare of the public, the DM requested the villagers to cooperate with the department.
The villagers demanded that they be relocated to prevent loss due to the rains or any disaster. The DM assured the villagers that the district administration would take all necessary measures and ensure safety of the people. Pandiyan directed the Irrigation Department officials to continue the work of repairs on the levees under their monitoring while also adding that the administrative officials should also monitor these works regularly.
He directed the disaster management officer Dr Naresh Chowdhary to ensure that the seven desk system is operational 24 hours. The DMO was directed to ensure that information is shared among departments concerned in case of rise in the level of water in the river. The National Disaster Response Force team and the disaster management team should be ready along with all their resources to act as required whenever needed.
The sub-divisional magistrate, laksar, Mayadatt Joshi, Irrigation Department executive engineer Purushottam and other department officials concerned were also among those present during the inspections by the DM.