TNN Ludhiana: Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Tuesday visited the flood prone areas of Ludhiana district ahead of monsoons.
After reviewing the ongoing flood protection works in these areas which are located along with the Sutlej river, he informed that works worth Rs 5 crore would be completed by the end of next week before monsoon on July 1.
During discussions with the officials DC told them that no laxity would not be tolerated in strengthening work of all the vulnerable points on the entire stretch along with the river.
Giving further information, DC said, “Flood protection work is going on at war-footing level in Jamalpur Lilli, Ghumana Complex, Khaira Bet areas and cleaning of 15 drains is near completion.
The executive agencies are working round the clock at all the crucial sites along with Sutlej River and sub divisional magistrates have been daily monitoring the progress of the works.
Every effort is being made to ensure that flood-like situation gets averted in the district.
No stone would be left unturned to evolve a fool-proof mechanism for fortifying the weak points along with river Satluj so that people do not face any sort of inconvenience during the upcoming rainy season.
District administration is duty-bound to ensure that people do not face any sort of problem during the rainy season” Sharma also added, “The flood control room has already been set up and a duty roster of staff has also been prepared in the control room.
To effectively monitor the staff the senior officers of the administration have been appointed on a rotation basis to check this control room.
We are keeping vigil to avoid any sort of untoward incident due to the rainy season.
Evacuation plan, in case of flood has already been prepared and the sensitive places have been identified along with the safe places where the residents of flood-prone areas would be shifted if required” DC also asked the officers to ensure that the entire work must be completed by June 30.