Chief Secretary Briefed Central Team About Extensive Damage Caused Due To Heavy Rainfall

Hyderabad, Sept 11 (Maxim News): Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari briefed the visiting central team led by Col K.P Singh about the extensive damage caused in most parts of the state due to the unprecedented rainfall that occurred during the period from the 31st of August to the 3rd of September.

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A six-member central team headed by Col K P Singh held discussions with the Chief Secretary and senior state government officials at the Secretariat today. CS informed that even though the weather alert was received at very short notice, the administration was on high alert, and swift action was taken by the state government which has resulted in less loss of human life.

The Chief Minister was reviewing the situation regularly and the Deputy Chief Minister along with two other Ministers reached Khammam weathering the rains to monitor the relief and rescue operations. The state government immediately released money to the district administration to take up relief measures.

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Chief Secretary’s Appeal To Central Team

The Chief Secretary appealed to the central team to make the guidelines liberal to enable the state government to extend relief extensively. She also informed that the Chief Minister has ordered to form specialized teams on par with NDRF to participate in rescue operations in emergencies in the state. She sought the support of the NDMA in training and other logistics support for the specialized teams. CS also flagged the issue of air rescue operations during heavy rains which is becoming a major challenge for the administration and sought the cooperation of the center in addressing this challenge. The massive tree felling and ecological disaster that happened on 332 hectares in the Eturnagaram region was also highlighted. The central team advised conducting a detailed study to find out the root cause for this ecological disaster which was unprecedented and never heard before.

Special Chief Secretary Disaster Management Arvind Kumar gave a brief overview of the damage caused and measures initiated by the state government to provide immediate relief to the people who are in distress. He informed that the initial estimates of the damages were pegged at Rs 5,438 crores while the actual assessment is still going on. Senior officials from agriculture, roads and buildings, municipal administration, panchayat raj, energy, animal husbandry, and forest briefed the central teams about the damage caused through a PowerPoint presentation.

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Central Team To Visit Khammam And Mahabubabad

Earlier, the central team saw a photo exhibition where they were shown the extensive damage caused due to the rains. The central teams will tour the flood-affected districts Khammam and Mahbubabad districts and interact with those affected by the floods and will also hold talks with the district administration.

Special Chief Secretary Finance K Ramakrishna Rao, Special Chief Secretary Transport, B Vikas Raj, Additional DG Mahesh Bhagwat, DG Fire Services Nagi Reddy, Principal Secretary MAUD Danakishore, Principal Secretary AH Sabyasachi Ghosh, Secretary Housing Buddha prakash Jyoti, Secretary Agriculture Raghunandan Rao, CIPR Hanumantha Rao, and other senior officials attended the meeting. (Maxim News)

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