Cabinet discusses flood situation, action committee set up, named
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, March 31 2017: The State Cabinet today held a meeting and discussed the flood situation in the State which resulted from incessant rain during the past few days and decided to constitute an action committee to deal with the problem of flood in Manipur.

The Cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh at the conference Hall of the Chief Minister's office here.

Irrigation and Flood Control Minister would be the chairman of the committee and the Chief Secretary would be the convenor.

Heads of department of IFCD, PHED, PWD, CAF &PD, Minor Irrigation, Health, Secretary of Disaster Management and all Deputy Commissioners would be members.

The committee would monitor the flood situation and take necessary actions for relief of affected people.

Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Letpao Haokip placed a report on the flood situation including volume of rainfall during the last 24 hours, water levels of major rivers and positions of barrages and regulators.

Meanwhile, a flood control room has been opened at Khoyathong and its telephone numbers are 2451550 and 2450195 .

As immediate relief measures, pumping out water from inundated areas, cleaning of drainage systems and strengthening of river banks are being done by Irrigation and Flood Control Department.

The Chief Minister instructed the Deputy Commissioners to visit the flood affected areas and to submit a report today.

He also asked to find out the most affected areas for setting up relief camps.

The meeting discussed about providing safe drinking water and relief materials to the affected people.

The Chief Minister directed that precautionary measures should be taken up all the time for the welfare of the people, conveyed a press release issued by DIPR.

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