Water Resources Minister directs irrigation officials to stay on high alert in cyclone-affected districts

Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu has directed officials of the Water Resources Department crossed cyclone-affected districts to stay connected precocious alert and behaviour round-the-clock tract inspections—from the Chief Engineer level down to section laskar-level staff.

Holding a video league from the Secretariat successful Amaravati connected Monday, the Minister reviewed the department’s preparedness successful presumption of Cyclone Montha.

Mr. Ramanaidu instructed each officials to enactment astatine their respective headquarters, cancel immoderate pending leave, and study for work immediately. Any breaches oregon damages to tanks, canals, oregon bunds should beryllium repaired without delay, helium said. Officials were told to support indispensable instrumentality specified arsenic sandbags, pumps, and boats ready, and to guarantee that gates and sluices stay successful due moving information done regular inspections.

He further directed that residents of low-lying and downstream areas of canals and reservoirs beryllium alerted successful beforehand earlier immoderate merchandise of h2o owed to the cyclone’s impact. “Every precaution indispensable beryllium taken to forestall nonaccomplishment of life, harm to property, and harm to crops,” helium emphasised.

Citing dense rainfall forecasts successful NTR district, the Minister ordered continuous monitoring of the Budameru Diversion Channel and instructed officials to guarantee that the Old Budameru stretch—from Velagaleru regulator to Enikepadu UT wrong Vijayawada city—remains escaped from obstructions to h2o flow. He besides called for strict vigilance implicit Errakalva, Yanamadurru Drain, Burada Kalva, Sudda Vagu, Eleru Reservoir, and Raivada Canal, and urged coordination with the District Collector and departments of Revenue, Disaster Management, Police, Electricity, Municipal Administration, and Rural Water Supply.

Mr. Ramanaidu reiterated that vigilance and swift effect by irrigation officials are important to mitigating the interaction of Cyclone Montha and safeguarding lives, crops, and infrastructure successful susceptible regions.

Special Commissioner for CAD Prashanthi, Irrigation Advisor Venkateswara Rao, ENC Narasimha Murthy, Chief Engineers, Superintending Engineers, Executive Engineers, and different elder officers attended the meeting.