Water resources department made preparations, created flood control room in head office and every district: Meet Hare

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Punjab Rain Alert: The water resources department has made full preparations to deal with any untoward situation due to the increased water level in the reservoirs due to the continuous rain in the hilly places and Punjab. The situation is fully under control and there is no need for people to panic.

Water Resources Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Heyer called for an opportunity to survey the water level in the Ghaggar river at Khanuri-Moonak area to ascertain the situation at the ground level. Water Resources Minister Deputy Commissioner Jitinder Jorwal and SDM. Suba Singh along with officials of the department visited Moonak-Tohana Bridge and Makrod Sahib.

Meet Hare said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, complete preparations have been made by the Water Resources Department. Where all the officers/employees of the department are deployed in the field, they themselves are taking stock of the situation at the ground level. A flood control room has already been established at the head office level. Apart from this, flood control rooms have also been established in every district. All the field officers are being informed immediately about the water level and release of water so that they can alert the concerned department and district administration.

To deal with any untoward situation due to continuous rains, as per the instructions of Hon’ble Chief Minister Sahib Ji, flood control rooms have been set up in every district and one at the head office Chandigarh whose numbers I am sharing. pic.twitter.com/5Maxit4oU9

— Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (@meet_hayer) July 9, 2023

The Water Resources Minister said that the department has already done flood prevention work before the monsoon season and the department is fully prepared for the upcoming situation. He said that works were done at a cost of around five and a half crore rupees in Sangrur district. He added that as far as dams are concerned, there is a satisfactory buffer available up to the maximum level of dams. The district civil and police administration is promptly visiting the ground level and taking stock of the entire situation. The field staff of the department like Axion, SDO and JEs have already been told and they are keeping an eye on the sensitive places. The field staff is in full coordination with the district administration.

On the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the water resources department has made full preparations to face any untoward situation. Today, the Ghaggar river was inspected at Munak area. Flood control rooms have been set up in the head office and in every district. The government is monitoring every moment. The situation is completely under control. pic.twitter.com/99BJLcn8lx

— Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (@meet_hayer) July 9, 2023

Meet Hare also appealed to the people to contact the Deputy Commissioner office of their respective districts so that they can be evacuated in case of any emergency. The staff of the department has been asked to monitor the fields along with night vigil. Immediate measures like keeping empty cement bags ready to deal with any situation have already been instructed.

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