Sonowal visits flood-hit South Salmara district in Assam
Guwahati, Jul 24 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday visited the flood-hit South Salmara-Mankachar district and took stock flood situation in the district including the people displaced by the recent wave of flood.
Accompanied by MLA Dr. Ranuj Pegu, Chief Minister Sonowal visited the flood-hit Sisumara Border Post areas, Masaneralga and other areas which faced the onslaught of the flood.
Sonowal asked the district administration to reach out to the flood-affected people and provide them rescue, relief and rehabilitation.
The Assam CM also visited the border areas and asked the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel to maintain strict vigil along the border areas.
He asked district police administration and BSF to press into generator service to provide uninterrupted power supply in the border areas where the electric connection has been snapped due to flood.
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Sonowal asked APDCL to ensure distribution of electricity up to the last mile in the district. Sonowal also interacted with the BSF personnel on duty and the people living along the border areas.
DIG Raunak Ali Hazarika, Commandant BSF 06 Battalion, Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police were present during Sonowal’s visit to the border areas.
The Assam CM also chaired a review meeting in the conference room of DC office at Hatsingimari where DC Atika Sultana gave a presentation to give an over view of the damage caused by the flood.
The recent wave of flood has affected two revenue circles in the district covering 143 revenue villages affecting 5.54 lakh people.
Sonowal also took stock of the rescue and relief operations being carried in the district.
He asked the DC to ensure supply of relief materials in adequate quantity to the flood-affected people.
Sonowal asked Public Health Engineering Department to supply safe and pure drinking water to the flood-affected people.
He also asked Agricultural Department to provide seeds and seedlings to the affected farmers so that they can resort to farming immediately after flood water recedes.
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Sonowal also asked Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department to provide fodder to the cattle and make sure that no epidemic can harm the animals after flood.
The Assam CM directed Health Department to provide medical facilities to the flood-affected people and take pragmatic steps to avert any epidemic in the district.
He also asked APDCL to make sure that no electrocuted incident takes place during and after the flood. All heads of the department of the district were present during the meeting.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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