Maha CM Eknath Shinde, Dy CM Fadnavis inspect flood situation in Gadchiroli district
The CM and the Dy CM inspected the flood situation from the bridge on Wainganga river in Armori taluka of the Gadchiroli district.
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Gadchiroli, July 12: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert in Maharashtra, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited Gadchiroli to inspect the flood situation there.
CM Eknath Shinde said, "We have given directions to the administration, the government should not lack anywhere. Everyone is alert." The CM also added that NDRF, Army and Air Force is ready to be deployed in case of any emergency.
The Dy CM took to twitter to showcase the situation during the trip to Gadchiroli.
After incessant rains killed 20 people in Ratnagiri in July 2021, a real-time data acquisition system has been installed to relay and share important communication about flooding and landslides.
The system, spread across rain-prone locations will provide real-time information about the rise in water levels, which will help improving response times in evacuation and issuing alerts to villagers, said Ratnagiri Collector Dr BN Patil.
Waterlogging & downpours have created a flood-like situation in the Gadchiroli district due to which IMD has also issued a red alert for Gadchiroli till July 13 and the district administration has temporarily closed all schools and colleges as a preventive measure. Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Vidharbha have been places on red alert for the coming days.
IMD has predicted heavy rainfall warnings in Mumbai and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of heavy showers at isolated places.
The CM and the Dy CM inspected the flood situation from the bridge on Wainganga river in Armori taluka of the Gadchiroli district.
They sought information from the collector, District Magistrate Sanjay Meena and Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal regarding measures in place and the water levels of the river.
CM Eknath Shinde said, "We have given directions to the administration, the government should not lack anywhere. Everyone is alert." The CM also added that NDRF, Army and Air Force is ready to be deployed in case of any emergency.
The Dy CM took to twitter to showcase the situation during the trip to Gadchiroli.
CM Shinde said that he is constantly monitoring the flood situation in the state. “I am in touch with the state administration at all levels including the district officials, commissioners and the Chief Secretary. The authorities including the SDRF, NDRF and other local bodies are alert over the flood situation. We have also shifted the people from flood-affected areas to secure locations.”
The system, spread across rain-prone locations will provide real-time information about the rise in water levels, which will help improving response times in evacuation and issuing alerts to villagers, said Ratnagiri Collector Dr BN Patil.
Waterlogging & downpours have created a flood-like situation in the Gadchiroli district due to which IMD has also issued a red alert for Gadchiroli till July 13 and the district administration has temporarily closed all schools and colleges as a preventive measure. Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Vidharbha have been places on red alert for the coming days.
IMD has predicted heavy rainfall warnings in Mumbai and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of heavy showers at isolated places.