13 community kitchens set up at relief camps in Bhagalpur
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Bhagalpur: Altogether 13 community kitchens at the 13 relief camps have been started to provide food and drinking water for the flood-ravaged victims at different blocks of Bhagalpur district.
Arrangements for the distribution of polythene sheets among the victims, besides taking care of their health, have also been made on the instructions of the Bhagalpur DM Nawal Kishor Choudhary, who visited the relief camps on Saturday.
Additional arrangements of fodder for the cattle of the displaced victims in the backdrop of floodwater entering their dwelling places have also been made. The veterinary doctors from the district animal husbandry department have also been deputed to take care of the cattle falling sick near the places of relief camps.
Of the total relief camps and community kitchens, five are at strategic locations of Nathnagar block, one in Sabour block, four in Sultanganj block, two in Sahkund block and one in Bhagalpur. Nearly 1,500 families were given food and polythene sheets for protecting their thatched houses from rainwater, besides fodder for their cattle.
Choudhary said community kitchens at 13 relief camps have been started for the flood victims and more relief camps and community kitchens would be started, if needed.
He checked the quality of the food being prepared at the community kitchens. Special instructions to the district and block officials have been given to ensure provisions of hygienic food, safe drinking water, temporary toilets, health services and other necessities to the flood victims.
"Special health camps at relief centres by the doctors from the respective primary health centres (PHCs) and others are being organised," the DM said.
District officials who accompanied the DM included ADM (district disaster management cell) Kundan Kumar, ADM Ankita Kumari, SDO Sadar Vikash Kumar, BMC officials and others.
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