Summary:
The special permission is needed to complete the necessary work by June 10 to avoid flood-like situations in vulnerable areas. At the same time, state Irrigation minister Saumen Mahapatra and Minister-of-State Sabina Yeasmin held back-to-back meetings at Jaj Sampad Bhavan at Salt Lake on Tuesday taking a stock of the preparation ahead of the monsoon. The state government has taken up a World Bank project worth Rs 3,000 crore for maintenance of lower Damodar basin to avoid floods on 4.79 lakh acre that will benefit 27 lakh people. Most importantly, the state Irrigation and Waterways department will also be getting rainfall data of two more observatory stations. The data will help the officials for a better assessment of the situation in the lower Damodar basin..