Collector Yashvant Kumar, in a meeting held asked the officers of municipalities to get ready to deal with seasonal and water-borne diseases and other eventualities during the monsoon, which is all set to hit Chhattisgarh in the coming week.
He directed the officers to make proper arrangements for cleanliness and also sprinkle medicines in rural and urban areas, go for fogging to check mosquito menace and sprinkle bleaching powder into sewages.
The collector asked the officers concerned to erect boards on both sides of the Mingachal culvert warning people to avoid the use of the culvert in flooded condition. He also asked them to deploy two guards on the culvert for security purposes.
The collector said that on June 21, Bijapur headquarters will also organise Yoga Diwas. All people — workers and students should learn yoga. The programme will start at 6:30 in morning, he added.
The collector directed the chief medical and health officer to clear all outstanding wages of Mitanin and send the case to the chief executive officer for investigation. He focused on Pradhanmantri Jeevan Jyoti and Suraksha Beema Yojanas and Atal Pension Yojna. He instructed to look into all the application letters that were received in the Pradhanmatri and Collector Jandarshan.
The collector issued instructions on different issues like forest rights, maintenance before monsoon, teachers’ attendance, public toilets, adhar cards, etc.
Chief executive officer Zila Panchayat Sameer Vishnoi, joint collector GS Nahta and other officers were present in the meeting.