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Jalandhar dist admn gears up for rains
Bipin Bhardwaj/TNS

Jalandhar, July 8
As part of precautionary measures being taken to deal with monsoon rains, the Jalandhar administration has set up flood control rooms at the district headquarters and Shahkot, Nakodar and Phillaur sub-divisions. All sub-divisions have been put under the charge of the district revenue officer.

The Army has also been asked to stay prepared in case there was any emergency. A dedicated landline has been set up for civil-military coordination at the Jalandhar Cantonment.

Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti recently chaired a meeting of all department heads and asked them to gear up for any flood-like situation. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Praneet Bhardwaj said the administration had added 130 life-saving jackets, 90 fibre tubes, 35 tents, three search lights and mega phones and two petrol tanks to its existing equipment that can be used during floods, if any.


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Bhardwaj said the administration had also kept a reserve stock of 15 life-saving jackets, five tents and 10 fibre tubes. The state government had recently sanctioned Rs 35 lakh for the purpose.

The Additional Deputy Commissioner said officials of the Drainage Department had been told to monitor water level (increasing and receding) at different sensitive points on the banks of the Sutlej and its tributaries.

The sub-divisional magistrates of Shahkot, Nakodar and Phillaur had been told to identify evacuation centres, said Bhardwaj.





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