Relief would be provided to affected people immediately: DC
Ludhiana, August 27, 2019: To ensure the well being of residents and animals as well as to ensure that normalcy returns in flood affected areas, the Punjab government has issued a Post Flood Action Plan. The State government has directed Deputy Commissioners of six districts, including Ludhiana to immediately bring it into action and to implement the same. Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has already issued directions to the concerned officials to work on the action plan so that relief is provided to the affected people at the earliest.
While providing further information, Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal informed that the guidelines explicitly state that Economic, Physical and Mental wellbeing of the affected citizens should be taken care of. He said that the Civil Surgeon have been asked to carry out IEC activities to educate the masses about diseases which usually occur post floods. Personal protection methods like boiling water, proper cooking of food, washing of hands, use of ORS and Zinc tablets personal hygiene and cleanliness of surroundings has to be communicated.
The Civil Surgeon has also been directed to disseminate information on water borne diseases like diarrhoea, vomiting cholera, vector borne diseases like Malaria, Chickengunia and Dengue etc, skin and eye diseases has also to be conveyed. In order to boost the morale of flood victims, counsellors should be roped in and outreach medical camps should be organised for prevention of psychological diseases arising out of acute stress.
He informed that the Water Supply and Sanitation Officers have been directed to provide clean drinking water and regular supply of chlorine tablets. They are to provide potable drinking water to various flood affected villages through water tankers until the restoration of water supply schemes. They are to inspect the toilets facility of the various residents of the flood affected villages and take suitable measures accordingly.
Vaccination of livestock against diseases like H.S and F.M.D would be undertaken by the veterinary teams. They will work in the villages and will provide treatment / vaccination to sick animals. They are to procure feed/fodder/toori from the Animal Husbandry Department and distribute among the livestock owners. Each team will be responsible to undertake disposal of dead animals under their supervision. The Punjab Mandi Board officials have been directed to undertake repair of flood affected Link Roads for making them motorable within a week.
He said that the District Development and Panchayat Officer would ensure distilling of water and repair of streets and drains in the flood affected villages. Maximum Work would be provided to the MGNREGA Job Card Holders of the flood affected areas so that the affected people can earn their earning.
The officials of Food and Civil Supplies department would ensure supply of Ration and water where ever needed. Power supply is to be restored at the earliest. The Deputy Registrar Co-operative Society has been asked to report regarding the flood affected Societies and loss of stock of fertilizer, if any. As a measure to give relief to the flood effected members of the cooperative societies, Department has been asked to work out a proposal to convert certain short term loans of the members into medium term loans and to facilitate member farmers for sowing next Rabi Crop, Fresh Short term loan/ Agriculture inputs be advanced to the concerned farmers.
Mr Agrawal informed that the officials have been directed that compilation of data pertaining dead / drowned animals be done by the relief teams for extending compensation of cattle head that succumbed to floods. Besides, loss to life and property and the estimated crop area damages are to be assessed at the earliest for the distribution of relief/grant.