CM Naveen Patnaik evaluations Odisha flood state of affairs, emphasises on zero casualty

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday emphasised on ‘zero casualty’ and requested officers to make sure this by enterprise immediate evacualtion of individuals from susceptible areas to safer locations.

Reviewing the state of affairs with senior officers and collectors of 10 districts within the Mahanadi river, the chief minister mentioned that not a single life ought to be misplaced resulting from flood. He requested the officers to make sure that there aren’t any main disruptions in highway communication due to the flood.

Stating that ‘zero casualty’ throughout any calamity is the state authorities’s coverage, the chief minister requested the officers to take speedy measures to evacuate individuals from flood zone to security to stop lack of life. He directed chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and Special Relief Commissioner Pradip Kumar Jena to continually monitor and evaluate the state of affairs as a way to mitigate the plight of individuals.

Stating that 10 districts situated within the Mahanadi river basin are prone to be affected resulting from floods attributable to torrential rains, the Chief Minister mentioned the collectors of those districts ought to stay alert and vigilant and take all mandatory steps to take care of the state of affairs.

The chief minister requested officers to make sure that mandatory reduction and different fundamental necessities are supplied to individuals evacuated from low mendacity areas of coastal districts. He  directed all of the departments involved to rapidly prolong required help to the affected districts. He additionally requested officers to maintain Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), Fire Service personnel and NDRF on alert for enterprise rescue operations wherever mandatory.

Besides, the chief minister mentioned hospitals and water provide and energy provide companies ought to present uninterrupted providers, whereas the well being division ought to make particular preparations for offering medical support in affected areas. Similarly, fisheries and animal useful resource division ought to take mandatory steps for the protection and safety of livestock.

He mentioned immediate steps ought to be taken for restore and restoration work to stop disruption in communication. The power division must also take advance measures to make sure speedy restoration of energy provide within the occasion of any disruption, he added.

The SRC mentioned eight sluice gates of Hirakud dam have been closed and extra water was now being launched by way of 26 gates to stop any main flood within the Mahanadi river system. Nine ODRAF, 9 NDRF groups and 44 hearth service models have been deployed in susceptible districts, he mentioned.

While 11.75 lakh cusec water was now flowing in Mahanadi at Mundali close to Cuttack, the administration in affected districts are in a state of excessive alert and able to undertake evacuation. The SRC mentioned that 12.06 lakh cusec of water will go by way of Mundali within the night. Water degree of the Hirakud dam has reached 626 toes. Further determination of opening of gates will probably be taken within the night, he added.

BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday emphasised on ‘zero casualty’ and requested officers to make sure this by enterprise immediate evacualtion of individuals from susceptible areas to safer locations.

Reviewing the state of affairs with senior officers and collectors of 10 districts within the Mahanadi river, the chief minister mentioned that not a single life ought to be misplaced resulting from flood. He requested the officers to make sure that there aren’t any main disruptions in highway communication due to the flood.

Stating that ‘zero casualty’ throughout any calamity is the state authorities’s coverage, the chief minister requested the officers to take speedy measures to evacuate individuals from flood zone to security to stop lack of life. He directed chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra and Special Relief Commissioner Pradip Kumar Jena to continually monitor and evaluate the state of affairs as a way to mitigate the plight of individuals.

Stating that 10 districts situated within the Mahanadi river basin are prone to be affected resulting from floods attributable to torrential rains, the Chief Minister mentioned the collectors of those districts ought to stay alert and vigilant and take all mandatory steps to take care of the state of affairs.

The chief minister requested officers to make sure that mandatory reduction and different fundamental necessities are supplied to individuals evacuated from low mendacity areas of coastal districts. He  directed all of the departments involved to rapidly prolong required help to the affected districts. He additionally requested officers to maintain Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), Fire Service personnel and NDRF on alert for enterprise rescue operations wherever mandatory.

Besides, the chief minister mentioned hospitals and water provide and energy provide companies ought to present uninterrupted providers, whereas the well being division ought to make particular preparations for offering medical support in affected areas. Similarly, fisheries and animal useful resource division ought to take mandatory steps for the protection and safety of livestock.

He mentioned immediate steps ought to be taken for restore and restoration work to stop disruption in communication. The power division must also take advance measures to make sure speedy restoration of energy provide within the occasion of any disruption, he added.

The SRC mentioned eight sluice gates of Hirakud dam have been closed and extra water was now being launched by way of 26 gates to stop any main flood within the Mahanadi river system. Nine ODRAF, 9 NDRF groups and 44 hearth service models have been deployed in susceptible districts, he mentioned.

While 11.75 lakh cusec water was now flowing in Mahanadi at Mundali close to Cuttack, the administration in affected districts are in a state of excessive alert and able to undertake evacuation. The SRC mentioned that 12.06 lakh cusec of water will go by way of Mundali within the night. Water degree of the Hirakud dam has reached 626 toes. Further determination of opening of gates will probably be taken within the night, he added.