Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand on Monday chaired a meeting of district-level officials from various departments at District Headquarters Bemetara, and reviewed the official works and development activities.
In the meeting, Director Health Department Kamalpreet Singh, Raipur-Durg Division Commissioner Bl Tiwari and Bemetara Collector Dr Vasavraju S were also present. In view of ongoing summer season and upcoming monsoons, Chief Secretary instructed the officials to take all precautionary measures beforehand so as to prevent spread of jaundice, diarrhoea and other contagious diseases.
He instructed the officials of Health Department, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department, Panchayat and Rural Development Department and Urban Development Bodies to ensure proper sanitation facilities, to purify water sources like tube-wells and handpumps and also to provide sufficient stock of essential medicines in all government hospitals of villages and cities.
Dhand said that despite being a new district, Bemetara has undergone noticeable progress in development works, that too in such short duration. He further said that every new district has its own set of needs and challenges, about which Government is well-aware. He appreciated the officials posted in the district saying that they are performing quite well despite the limited resources available.
He motivated the officials to keep up the team spirit. Dhand instructed the PHE officials to take immediate steps for solving the problem of salty water supply from handpumps in certain areas of Bemetara district.
It is noteworthy that today morning, during his visit to Bemetara district, Chief Secretary first met the local residents of village Bargaon of Berla block. There, he instructed the Panchayat Secretary, handpump mechanic, linemen of Electricity Department and other village-level employees to stay in headquarters itself. Dhand also inspected the paddy collection centers in village Sarda and village lenjwara.