Amidst Scorching Heat And Soaring Mercury, UP Accelerates Preps For Flood Control During Monsoons

Lucknow, June 17 (TNA) Even as the mercury soars and scorches the state of Uttar Pradesh, the state government has begun preparations for the impending monsoon and possibility of floods in some parts of the state, specially central and eastern UP. The monsoon is likely to arrive in the state between June 20 and 25

The state has been divided into three parts in view of preparations to deal with floods. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a meeting with officers recently and gave instructions. Relief Commissioner GS Naveen said that preparations have been started to deal with the flood situation. 29 districts have been put in the highly sensitive category, 11 in the sensitive category and 35 in the normal category. Teams have been formed and alerted for special monitoring in these. These teams include officers and employees of irrigation, agriculture and animal husbandry departments.

Apart from this, 7 teams of NDRF, 18 teams of SDRF and 17 teams of PAC have been deployed to deal with the flood. The Relief Commissioner's Office has prepared a roster of daily review by receiving reports from the Meteorological Department, Irrigation Department, Agriculture Department and Central Water Commission during the flood period so that necessary action can be taken regarding flood management.

The state level emergency operation center has also been activated to deal with the flood, where 20-seater call centers are operating for round-the-clock relief helpline 1070. Through this, the officers posted in the flood-affected districts will be updated with the actual situation through SMS and voice calls.

District Emergency Operation Centers have been set up in all the districts, including video conferencing facilities, which have been linked to the state level relief control room. Apart from this, 400 disaster friends have been deployed, who have been provided uniforms, ID cards, certificates and emergency responder kits along with 15 days of training. Apart from this, 10,500 volunteers have been trained.