Mayawati reviews flood situation in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today directed officials to launch relief and rescue operations in flood-hit areas of the state on a war footing, assuring that dearth of funds would not be allowed to hamper their efforts.

Reviewing the floods caused by incessant rains during the last two days and water released by neighbouring Nepal at her official residence here, Mayawati asked the administrative machinery of the concerned districts to keep round-the-clock vigil and provide prompt relief to the affected people.

Directing the officials to relocate the people to safer areas, Mayawati asked for keeping the flood companies of the PAC in a state of high alert and sending them to marooned areas for providi ng medicines and other necessary relief material.

The Chief Minister said that special care should be taken of the areas facing erosion caused by floods and wherever required the people and their belongings be shifted to makeshift camps.

The officials told the Chief Minister that the present situation had resulted from an average rainfall of 38.4 mm during the past 48 hours besides the release of water into Sharda river by Nepal which has sent the rivers in spate in Lakhimpur, Gorakhpur and Katarniyaghat in Bahraich.
    
The Chief Minister also asked them to undertake a vaccination drive against infectious diseases besides cleaning water resources to check contamination of water and warned them that no laxity on their part will be tolerated.