Nitish asks officers to ready plan for drought and floods

Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday directed the officials, including the district magistrates (DMs), to get an action plan ready by the month-end to deal with the incidences of drought and floods in the state.

- Subhash Pathak

PATNA :

The CM gave this direction while reviewing the state of preparedness of various departments to deal with emergencies in the extreme weather conditions. Ministers and executive heads of various departments were present during the meeting.

As per the press communique issued by the information and public relations department (I&PRD), the chief minister also directed the officials of water resources department (WRD) and the district magistrates to get the flood protection work completed at the earliest, so that the devastation of floods could be contained to a large extent.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar had announced as many as 27 flood protection schemes, costing more than ₹3,146 crore during the Pragati Yatra, which concluded in March this year. The schemes included strengthening of embankments, construction of check dams and barrages and removal of silts to ensure unhindered flow of rivers. "Flood protection work are going on in full swing," said WRD minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary after the review meeting.