Testing time for the federal government equipment in efforts to go to assistance from folks, says Chief Minister
Testing time for the federal government equipment in efforts to go to assistance from folks, says Chief Minister
Chief Minister Okay. Chandrasekhar Rao has warned of devastation attributable to flood within the coming two days which could possibly be worse than the one witnessed earlier this week. It was potential that the flood in Godavari may intensify Sunday afternoon going by the current rain in its catchment.
Reviewing the preparedness of the federal government equipment to fulfill the specter of a recent spell of rain and flood within the coming two days following the forecast by IMD, Mr Rao informed a excessive stage assembly that there was a chance of all of the water our bodies overflowing and the water becoming a member of rivers. Godavari was already flowing with out leaving an inch of area proper from its origin in Trayambakesvaram in Maharashtra.
This was a testing time for the federal government equipment in its efforts to go to assistance from folks. Therefore, Mr. Rao requested staff to not go away the locations of their work. The heavy rains of current may final until the primary week of August.
Mr. Rao requested the Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to maintain prepared two helicopters to rescue folks in locations susceptible to submergence like Ramannagudem, Eturunagaram and Bhadrachalam. Another helicopter could possibly be stationed as standby in Hyderabad.
The gates of initiatives on Godavari ought to all the time be saved open to discharge flood with out stoppages. The influx and outflow ought to be the identical. At Dindi, Pakala, Waira and Palair reservoirs which didn’t have gates, he requested officers to be on guard when the water jumped weir to move forward.
Mr. Rao examined on the event a software program “flood forecasting and management system” developed by irrigation division. Special Chief Secretary of irrigation Rajat Kumar defined to Mr. Rao by a powerpoint presentation the hourly fluctuations within the move of Godavari based mostly on satellite tv for pc pictures. The software program overcame the handicap of assessing the depth of flood earlier than hand. This helped prematurely measure to evacuate folks in affected areas.
He enquired from officers about the specter of contagious illnesses, situation of roads, sub-stations of electrical energy and different public utilities on account of floods. He requested officers to not chill out as a result of Sunday and Monday occurred to be holidays.
Source: www.thehindu.com