Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday visited Singhdei, Mohara and Mohad villages situated on the bank of the Shivnath river in Rajnandgaon district met with families affected by heavy rain and flood. He also visited the relief camp at Singhdei.
He announced to give houses to the 12 families residing on the riverbank under the Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation area, for their safe settlement in the nearby Pendri village. He said that the Government is with the natural disaster affected families and every possible help would be given to them. There would be no dearth relief measures, he added.
Dr. Singh instructed the officers of district administration and PWD immediate repair of all the roads of Mohad, Dhamansara, lakholi and Jungleshar villages damaged in the flood. At present 33 members of four families are staying at the Singhdei relief camp. The district administration will make better arrangement for their food and shelter.
While proceeding to Rajnandgaon on board helicopter, CM surveyed the onshore areas of Shivnath river affected by flood. On Saturday morning, Dr Singh visited the flood-hit areas and instructed the collector to conduct a survey of the losses suffered in the natural disaster and to give proper relief amount to the affected families, as per the survey report.
He assured the flood-hit families to give every possible relief from the Government. According to sources, due to heavy rain flood waters from Shivnath river entered Mohara and Singhdei villages and caused damages to around 200 houses. The villagers demanded from the Chief Minister to close down the brick-kiln on the bank of Mohara river and illegal mining of sand from Mohara Ghat, and proper arrangement for the rehabilitation of the families residing on the banks of rivers.
MP Madhusudan Yadav, Civil Supplies Corporation chairman leelaram Bhojwani, vice-president of 20-point implementation committee Khoobchand Parakh, other peoples’ representatives, commissioner Raipur revenue division Dr Bl Tiwari, Rajnandgaon collector Ashok Agrawal, SP Dr BN Meena, other senior officers of various departments and citizens in large numbers were present on the occasion.