Dehradun magistrate holds meeting on monsoon preparations

DEHRADUN: In a bid to prepare for the upcoming monsoon season and ensure flood control management, Dehradun district magistrate Ashish Kumar Srivastava held a meeting with SDMs and other senior officials on Tuesday. During the meet, he directed the heads of municipal corporation, municipal council, irrigation, power, and public works department to conduct inspection of their respective jurisdictions and ascertain availability of the equipment and workforce needed to tackle any monsoon crisis.He added that a detailed report of the same shall be submitted by every department at disaster management office.
The municipal corporations and municipal councils of Dehradun and Rishikesh have been asked to ensure cleaning of drains for smooth flow of rainwater. In addition, the officials of PWD and National Highway Authority of India have been asked to ensure availability of JCB machines for roads that are prone to landslides during the monsoon. DM Srivastava has instructed to ensure that hoardings providing information of emergency contact numbers are put along roads for the convenience of passengers.
The departments have also been asked to establish a flood outpost in their respective areas for any emergency situation and also issue landline numbers for helping people in need. The officials have also been directed to ensure availability of medicines, medical staff, food stock in the godowns before June 15.