Assam Floods: Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass reviews flood damages in Bongaigaon

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BONGAIGAON: Panchayat and Rural Development Minister and Guardian Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass took stock of the losses of the Bongaigaon district in the first wave of flood that happened this year. The minister reviewed the losses in a meeting held at the conference hall of the DC's office here on Wednesday.

In the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Nabadeep Pathak explained and gave a presentation on the loss due to flood and also the actions of various departments like Water Resource, District Disaster Management Authority, Fire and Emergency service, Supply, PWD(Roads), NDRF, SDRF, PHE, Health, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Agriculture in coping up with the disaster.

DC Pathak also stated that flood-affected people were provided relief materials like rice, dal, salt, mustard oil, baby food and other materials like fodder for cattle, tarpaulin, candles, halogen tablets, sanitary pads, pure drinking water, toilets etc.

"Hot cooked meals for children and food items for pregnant women and lactating mothers were also provided by the Social Welfare department in the relief camps," added Pathak.

Minister Dass asked the agriculture officer to manage sufficient quantities of paddy seedlings so that farmers do not have to face scarcity. The District Agriculture Officer also informed that 70 hectares of community nursery had been arranged for paddy seedlings. The minister also asked the Joint Director of Health to arrange for mega health camps after the flood. The Veterinary officer informed that they were arranging camps for animals at present and would arrange such camps at the end of the flood also.

The Minister expressed satisfaction over the actions taken by the district administration and other departments at the time of the flood and lauded the officials for their efforts and initiatives.

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