As heavy rains lashed elements of Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar has assured residents that the federal government is totally ready to handle any emergencies.
Talking to the media on Friday, Shivakumar outlined the proactive measures being taken by the state to handle the state of affairs and informed the media that each one deputy commissioners have been requested to take the required motion, and state ministers can be at their headquarters to look over the state of affairs.
“We’ve referred to as all of the deputy commissioners and requested them to take motion. For emergency circumstances, we’ve authorised all of the deputy commissioners and the officers to be alert. After the assembly, all of the Ministers have to be of their headquarters and assist the individuals as a result of we will not keep away from nature…,” he mentioned.
In Bengaluru, the state’s capital and some of the affected areas, Shivakumar confirmed that delicate and flood-prone zones have already been recognized.
“In Bengaluru, we’ve already pinpointed (delicate) locations. My group is in full motion,” he mentioned.
Earlier, DK Shivakumar mentioned on Thursday that he instructed officers to clear all encroachments beneath the Catastrophe Administration Act to make sure the sleek move of rainwater.
Talking to reporters after inspecting storm water drains at Manyata Tech Park, he mentioned, “Officers have been instructed to clear all buildings that hinder the sleek move of rain water within the metropolis.
Motion can be taken beneath the Catastrophe Administration Act.”
“The CM and I’ve already visited the rain-affected areas. This is a crucial junction, and any points right here lead to issues in different areas. Some individuals have introduced a keep from the courtroom to cease encroachments, and our officers are additionally not cooperating.
Therefore, we’ve requested officers to clear encroachments beneath the Catastrophe Administration Act,” he mentioned.
“We’re not eager to remove anybody’s property and provides them hassle. I’m visiting the issue spots myself to confirm. Everybody has agreed to permit the works to proceed. However you will need to discover a everlasting resolution.
We do not need to demolish any random constructing, however you will need to be certain that rainwater flows easily with out inflicting a flood.
We will not enable Bengaluru’s fame to go down the drain. We’ll compensate the constructing house owners if there are technical points, however we wish the problems to be sorted out. We’ve given full authority to the Commissioner and the Secretary to take essential motion on this regard,” he added.
