Officials directed to monitor situation closely
Hyderabad, July 10 (Maxim News): With Telangana receiving the incessant rains for the last few days, the State administration has swung into action and all officials have been asked to monitor the situation closely.
As per the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Sunday held a video conference with the Collectors of all districts and took stock of the situation arising due to heavy rains in the State.
The Chief Secretary directed the Collectors to work in close coordination with all the line departments and take all preventive measures and see that no untoward incident takes place.
During the video conference, Somesh Kumar said as the State is witnessing heavy rains over the last three days, the Collectors should be on high alert and take all steps to prevent loss of life, cattle or damage to any property.
He directed the Collectors to step up vigil by setting up control room in the Collectorate. Irrigation, Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Energy departments should ensure that no problems arise due to the incessant rains.
“The heavy rains have been reported in the districts of Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siricilla, Bhupalpally and Mulugu. As the tanks, ponds and reservoirs are in spate, officials should be on high alert and see that sand bags are kept ready if breaches to vulnerable tanks takes place. People living in low lying areas should be shifted to special camps if necessary. Any damages to roads should be immediately repaired,” Somesh Kumar said.
Special chief secretary Energy Sunil Sharma, special CS MAUD Arvind Kumar, Additional DG Jitender, CDMA Satyanarayana, GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar, Seceretary PR&RD Sandeep Kumar Sulthania, Secretary Disaster Management and other officials participated in the video conference. (Maxim News)
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