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Yogi surveys flood-affected areas in Varanasi by boat, assures all possible help
Yogi Adityanath visits relief camps, interacts with affected people, tells officials that there is no dearth of funds and relief must reach the flood victims in a timely manner
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday surveyed the flood-affected areas in Varanasi and took a boat ride from Rajghat to Purana Pul area to assess the situation.
He said there was no dearth of funds for giving relief to flood-affected people and told officials that assistance must reach them in time.
He also interacted with flood-affected people in a relief camp at Alia Garden and at a relief centre at JP Mehta Inter College in Varanasi. Besides asking about the well-being of the people, he distributed flood relief material.
“There is no need to worry. The state government is with you. All possible help will be given,” he said and instructed the officials to ensure that no stone was left unturned to assist the affected people.
The chief minister also reviewed the flood situation and relief work in four other districts — Ghazipur, Bhadohi, Chandauli and Mirzapur of eastern Uttar Pradesh — via video conference. He will visit Ghazipur on Friday morning.
Instructing officials to deploy a nodal officer for every flood- hit village, he said the control room may be used to extend relief. Asking officials in Varanasi to stay alert till September, he said if it rained in Uttarakhand, the water level of the Ganga would increase in Varanasi.
No flood victims should be deprived of relief material, he said, adding that the district administration should seek the cooperation of public representatives.
Officials said 141 villages were flood-hit in Mirzapur. The chief minister told the Mirzapur district magistrate that boats were not seen in the Chunar area during a flood survey and arrangements must be made there immediately.
He asked senior police officials to deploy women constables at relief centres for the security of women there.
According to the Central Water Commission, the Ganga was flowing at 72.32 metres in Varanasi, about a metre above the danger level of 71.262 metres but the water level had now become stable after rising for the past few days.
A total population of 39,490 has been affected in Varanasi district and there are 22 flood relief centres in which 3237 people are staying. As many as 111 boats have been engaged to help people in the district where 161 villages are affected.
The police are operating 42 boats in Varanasi where 25 sub-inspectors are keeping vigil along with 100 constables.
While 5300 ration kits have been distributed to the flood affected people, cooked food is being provided to 3950 people every day through community kitchens.
Thirty-two medical camps have been organised every day, through which 1260 people have been given medicines and ORS packets were distributed to 660 people.
