Flood Control Rooms Set up in 50 Districts

With a view to meet any eventuality in case of excess rains during the season, flood control rooms have been set up in 50 districts of the state by the office of the Relief Commissioner, said an official release.

If necessary, control rooms will also be opened at the tehsil-level, release said.

Food control room has also been set up at the headquarters of Narmada Valley Development Corporation (NVDA), Narmada Bhavan, Bhopal, to exchange information pertaining to flood and relief operations pertaining to Narmada Valley projects.

At the office of the Principal Engineer, Bodhi, Water Resources Department, flood control section has also been opened at its data centre. Here information about water level in rivers and dams will be collected.

The revenue department has made superintendent of land records as in-charge of flood control room in all districts.

The in-charge officer will immediately inform the relief commissioner and the concerned officers if flood like situation arises. To inform the telephone and fax numbers of control room, the same will be published in local papers.

The in-charge officers of the flood control rooms have been informed that if flood situation arises in the district the flood control room should work throughout the day and night.

The information should be given to the relief commissioner as well as the Area Commander of the Army, Bhopal.

The state-level control room set up in Bhopal would be informed of the situation continuously and each and every employee of the room should know about latest situation about flood.

A copy of information pertaining to the flood situation would be kept at the control room.

The rain measuring centre in the districts should send information of rains to the director, meteorological department, Bhopal by fax/telephone/email etc.

The flood control room opened at NVDA headquarters will collect information about water level in dams and inform the same to concerned districts and officers at 6 AM, 12 Noon and 6 PM every day.

The control room will also inform about the water released from the dams and other information. The flood control room (Room No. A-431) is under control of NVDA member (rehabilitation) and telephone number of the room is 0755-2526263 and fax number of 0755-2677535.

The telephone number of flood control section opened at data centre, water resources department is 0755-2420905 and 2420906.

The telephone number of the state level control room is 0755-2441419 and fax No. is 0755-2440032.