Officers should immediately provide the report of damage caused by excessive rain to the government, negligence of officers and employees will not be tolerated during the monsoon period – CM

Tanakpur: Due to heavy rains in the past few days, along with the damage caused in Champawat district due to water logging in the plains, Honorable Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Tanakpur and Banbasa and inquired about the damage from the officials. He inspected various areas and met the affected people and listened to their problems and inquired about the damage caused by the disaster from the officials and assured that whatever loss the affected people have suffered due to heavy rains will be compensated by the government, for which he directed Kumaon Commissioner Deepak Rawat and District Magistrate Navneet Pandey to take necessary action and said that along with distributing the relief amount to the affected people immediately, the restoration work should be done promptly and monitor the works being done and proposed works from time to time. During his visit, Hon’ble Chief Minister visited Sailanigoth, Sharda Ghat and interacted with the people affected by waterlogging and other reasons and assured them that the government is committed to help the affected people in this hour of disaster. At Sharda Ghat, the local people told the Hon’ble Chief Minister that the damage in the area has been reduced due to the works done by the Irrigation Department, for which they thanked the Hon’ble Chief Minister and demanded that similar flood protection works should be done in other places as well. During this, Hon’ble Chief Minister also conducted an aerial survey of Tanakpur, Banbasa areas and then gave necessary instructions to the officials. He instructed the officials to immediately take information about the damage and loss caused to the flood-affected areas and families and provide immediate relief amount to the affected people. He met the affected people and said that in this crisis, the government is committed to provide all possible help to the affected people and the government will compensate the people for the loss. He directed the officials to prepare an assessment of the government assets in the district due to heavy rains and immediately prepare a proposal for its compensation and send it to the government, so that the damage to the government assets can be compensated soon. He directed all the road construction agencies that as soon as information is received about the road being blocked, they should immediately open the road and work to make it smooth, so that no passenger faces any kind of problem. He directed the officials to make immediate arrangements for the drainage of water from wherever there is waterlogging in the Tanakpur, Banbasa plain areas.
The Honorable Chief Minister said that funds will be released for a permanent solution to the drainage problem in Tanakpur, Banbasa areas, so that the people here will get relief from the drainage problem.
He directed the irrigation department to prepare a comprehensive action plan for the diversion of Kiroda Nala, so that the water of Kiroda Nala does not go to the populated area and people do not face any kind of loss. He directed the NHAI officials to immediately open all the drains that are choked and ensure that there is no waterlogging due to choked drains. He also directed the road construction department officials to immediately take action to dispose of the debris, boulders etc. on the roads. He said that if the road from Kiroda bridge to Batangadh is blocked due to debris etc., then take immediate action to open it so that the devotees coming to visit Maa Purnagiri do not face any kind of problem. He directed the Jal Sansthan and Electricity Department to work to keep the water and electricity system smooth 24 hours a day. He said that the time has come for immediate assessment of the damage caused due to heavy rains in the past few days and the officials should visit the spot and submit a report after assessing the damage and solve the problems of the people in time.
During this, District Magistrate Navneet Pandey said that till Monday, during heavy rains, 01 life loss, 17 cows and 43 goats have been lost in the district, 02 buildings were completely damaged and 42 buildings were partially damaged.
He said that the families affected by water logging in Tanakpur, Banbasa area have been taken to relief camps and their relatives.
During this, the Chief Minister also inspected the silt injector area built on Sharda Canal and gave necessary instructions to the General Manager NHPC.
During this, BJP District President Nirmal Mahara, MLA representative Deepak Rajwar, BJP State Minister Hema Joshi, Commissioner Kumaon Deepak Rawat DIG Yogendra Rawat, District Magistrate Navneet Pandey, Superintendent of Police Ajay Ganpati, CDO Sanjay Kumar Singh along with local public representatives, villagers etc. were present.