#YogiSarkar to make action plan for preventing floods in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, October 18: Uttar Pradesh chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked senior officials to prepare an action plan for flood prevention and complete the necessary construction works by May 15, 2018. He also assured that there would be no dearth of funds for this work.

To ensure that there is no loss of life or property, the Chief Minister said that existing bunds should be strengthened and that if necessary retaining wall should be constructed and if need be boulder pitching should also be done.

Yogi pointed out that for many years, people had been demanding a pumping station at regulator and informed how as an MP also he had made efforts from the year 2009 and within six months of becoming the Chief Minister, this project has been sanctioned.

He also issued directions that the executing agency for this project make the pumping station in time and not compromise on quality. Complete funds for this project would be given in one go to the department, he announced.

The Chief Minister pointed out that after the construction of the pump a population of about 50,000, spread across 47 villages will be saved from the floods and inundation. With this, the farmers would also be able to benefit from the harvest of Kharif and Rabi and the locals would be protected from various diseases.

The Chief Minister also informed that the state government was working expeditiously to ensure adequate irrigation facilities and reiterated the commitment of his government to ensure that water reached the tail of the canals. He also announced that this year, cleaning of the canals would be monitored by drones.