33.50 crore released to deal with the current situation

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Punjab Flood: In order to take stock of the situation due to continuous heavy rains in Punjab and hilly places and to speed up the relief work in the state, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma on Monday called the administrative secretaries of the concerned departments and the Deputy Commissioners of all districts and S.S. through video conferencing. A high-level meeting was held with Pease. In the meeting, Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister A. Venu Prasad, D.G.P. Gaurav Yadav and Sena and NDRF. Representatives of were also present.

Chief Secretary Verma said that following the instructions given by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to monitor the situation in the state and deal with the possible threat of floods, the civil and police administration of the districts have been deployed promptly in the field, including the Deputy Commissioner, S. .SP, SDMs, Tehsildars, BDPOs, Patwari including field officers of respective departments are involved. He said that the field officers should maintain constant contact with the public representatives and the general public. He said that there is no dearth of funds to deal with the current situation and Rs 33.50 crore has been immediately released from the state’s disaster relief fund.

In the meeting, the Water Resources Department gave information about the state of reservoirs across the state. The water level in Bhakra Dam is 1614.89 feet while the capacity is 1680 feet. Similarly, the water level in Pong Dam is 1350.63 feet while the capacity is 1390 feet. The water level in Ranjit Sagar Dam is 1706.26 feet while the capacity is 1731.99 feet.

Anurag Verma said that human lives are the most precious and saving them is the top priority. He said that priority should be given to the safe evacuation of people from low-water areas and flood-prone areas and people should be made aware. Similarly, the Food and Civil Supplies Department was asked to prepare food packets if required. Necessary government funds should be used in coordination with religious and social organizations for this work.

To take stock of situation due to continuous heavy rains across the state and in hilly places & to speed up the relief work in state, @CsPunjab Anurag Verma, chaired a high level meeting with the administrative secretaries of the concerned departments and DCs and SSPs through VC. pic.twitter.com/8NJcwd2keX

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Asked the Department of Electricity and Telecom to ensure uninterrupted continuity of its services. The water supply department should also ensure the provision of clean drinking water to the people. Health departments should be prepared to fight water borne diseases. On this occasion, he asked for immediate release of funds for chlorine tablets. Animal husbandry departments were asked to make advance arrangements to protect livestock from diseases. The Rural Development and Panchayat and Local Government Departments with their representatives were asked to be ready to help the people in cities and villages.

The chief secretary took stock of the field situation in which S.A.S. The Deputy Commissioners of Nagar, Patiala, Rupnagar and Sangrur said that the situation is serious in some places in their districts but the administration is working promptly. The Chief Secretary told all the districts that while determining their priorities, the assistance required was made known. On this occasion, NDRF The Commandant said that 14 NDRF in Punjab. Teams are deployed. Rupnagar, where four teams were now deployed, on the demand of the Deputy Commissioner, instructions were given to deploy another team.

In the meeting, the chief secretary spoke to the commissioners of all the municipal corporations and reviewed the status of the corporation cities. He said that it should be ensured that necessary services are provided to the residents of the city. Distant districts of Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Moga where the situation is still under full control have been asked to monitor the situation by making advance arrangements as the water level in the rivers is rising due to rains in the mountains. Similarly, in view of the current situation, constant communication is being maintained with the army.

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