E S'bhum DC puts agencies on alert ahead of monsoon
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Jamshedpur: With monsoon likely to arrive between June 17 and June 19, East Singhbhum DC Karn Satyarthi asked the officials of the Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC), Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC) and Jugsalai Municipal Council (JMC) in the urban circle besides civic bodies in Ghatsila and Chakulia to conduct survey of the flood-prone areas.
The DC asked the civic body officials to visit the vulnerable areas in the low-lying zone and determine the present status of the houses besides inquire about the number of people living in the area.
The officials have also been asked to take stock of the preparedness of the relief and rescue measures.
Further, the DC asked the municipal officials and the health department to launch cleaning drive in flood-prone areas to avert floods-induced health problems.
"Along with the cleaning of the choked drains and disposal of the municipal trash, fogging and sprinkling of the bleaching powder has to be done regularly in the vulnerable areas," the DC told the officials while chairing the disaster management committee meeting on Saturday.
The residential pockets in Mango, Bagbera, Kadma, Bagunnagar, Baridih, Jugsalai, Sonari in the urban circle and Ghatsila, Baharagora, Chakulia, Dalbhumgarh in the rural circle have recurring flooding problem.
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The DC asked the disaster response force officials and civil defence officials to establish coordination with the local civic bodies and work out the disaster control plan before monsoon rain starts.
"The advance planning helps in delivering relief to the affected people smoothly on the time," Satyarthi said.
He asked the essential services department officials to remain alert in the event of rain induced adversity.
Alternative power arrangements, food and drinking water supply to the households in the prone areas was also discussed at the meeting.
He advised the agencies for efficient coordination with the local public representatives and civil society members for hassle-free execution of the measures.
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