Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari held a teleconference with District Collector Bhadradri Kothagudem, SP and Senior Officials of the Irrigation Department today from Secretariat on relief and rehabilitation measures in response to the incident in which the farmers of the downstream villages were trapped in the floodwaters due to the large-scale flooding of Ashwaraopet Peddagu in Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
During the teleconference CS said that the Hon’ble Chief Minister has issued clear instructions that there should be no loss of life under any circumstances. The district collector said that 28 people who were trapped in the agricultural lands were immediately rescued by the revenue and disaster
management department teams with the help of two helicopters. He said that the process of moving 20 more people to safe places is going on. Still NDRF and state rescue teams are engaged in relief and rehabilitation activities. Kothagudem District Collector Jitesh said that the process of moving the people of Gummadivelli, Koyagudem, Kothur and Gajulapalli villages to the resettlement camps will continue.
CS said that the lives of the people are the most important and we are ready to provide any kind of assistance from Hyderabad regarding relief and rehabilitation programs. CS advised the district administration to take early measures to prevent ponds and dams in the surrounding villages.
DGP Jitender said that the police force has been ordered to participate in relief activities due to heavy rains and floods. Irrigation Department Secretary Rahul Bojja explained that the gates had to be lifted due to the sudden flood of 40 thousand cusecs due to heavy rains and now the flood has stabilized.
He said that the CE, other senior officials are reaching the spot.
