Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal takes stock of flood control measures

  • | Thursday | 30th April, 2020

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Water Resources Department to complete repairing of the weak and breached embankments of the state before the onset of the monsoon and seasonal floods, here on Wednesday. Sonowal underscored the need to empower the existing embankments in the state and asked the Water Resources Department to repair the breached embankments. Chief Minister Sonowal however, underscored the need to maintain adequate 'social distance' by the workers while undertaking the repair work. He also asked the department to make available all important equipment like porcupine, geo-bag rubber boat etc. Chief Minister Sonowal also said that during the times of flood, the SDRF should be kept on the stand by mode to face any exigency like providing relief and rescue works.

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Water Resources Department to complete repairing of the weak and breached embankments of the state before the onset of the monsoon and seasonal floods, here on Wednesday. Chairing a meeting of the Water Resources Department at the conference room of the Chief Ministers office in Janata Bhawan, Chief Minister Sonowal said that though the state is going through a grim situation amid COVID 19 and the Health Department along withother line departments are busy in fighting against this contagion, the state should be adequately prepared to tackle the seasonal floods. Sonowal underscored the need to empower the existing embankments in the state and asked the Water Resources Department to repair the breached embankments. He also said that though the process of repairing the embankments started several months back in the state, the Water Resources Department should expeditiously complete remaining part of the repairing work on a war footing. Chief Minister Sonowal however, underscored the need to maintain adequate social distance by the workers while undertaking the repair work. He also commended the department for completing the repair of 32 embankments out of 38 breached ones. He also directed the department to keep dedicated teams ready across the state to face any breach related eventuality. He also asked the department to make available all important equipment like porcupine, geo-bag rubber boat etc. in the material banks established in Guwahati and Majuli. He also asked the department to operationalise the control rooms on 24×7 basis from May 1. Chief Minister Sonowal also said that during the times of flood, the SDRF should be kept on the stand by mode to face any exigency like providing relief and rescue works. Also Read: Time-bound roadmap to revive Assams economy must: CM Sarbananda Sonowal Also Watch: Hagrama Mohilary organizes a press-meet on Coronavirus situation and distribution of Rations

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