If 26/7 forced the city administration to pull up its socks, the state administration too is doing likewise after the Jalgaon floods of Tuesday night.
MUMBAI: If 26/7 forced the city administration to pull up its socks, the state administration too is doing likewise after the Jalgaon floods of Tuesday night. Five people died in the floods, forcing the government to brush up its disaster plan.
Soon, each district collectorate will have boats and trained teams to for quick search and rescue operations. A senior government official said, “The rains drenched Jalgaon. In one single night, there was about 350 mm rainfall. The administration has to get ready for any eventuality.” With the help of the defence forces, a helicopter and rescue boats was rushed to Jalgaon on Friday morning.
“We feel every collectorate needs rescue teams,” the official said. Similarly, 10 emergency response teams would be put in place in strategic parts of the state to tackle any emergency arising out of natural calamities. The team will undergo a three-week intensive training in disaster management.
Each collectorate will additionally have a trained search-and-rescue team comprising of police officers and firemen. This team will undergo training in Pune-based training institute, Yashada. Said another official, ``Though such incidents are extremely rare-about once in five years, these measures will improve governance. We should aim at zero tolerance of mishaps.’’
The official observed that other cities don’t expect their administrations to work in times of natural adversities. “Washington is paralysed every time there’s snowfall but nobody complains. Most developed cities go under with merely 200 mm rainfall; but we complain if we get water-logged with 300 mm rainfall,’’ he said.
On the high visibility of the policemen and municipal officials this year, an official points out that it was not possible for anybody to move during the 26/7 deluge.
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