Gupta Urges Deputy Commissioner to Ensure Safety of Riverside Residents
Key Points:
• Minister directs evacuation of affected residents
• Relief efforts to include shelter, food, and medicine
• Appeal for caution issued to those near riverbanks
JAMSHEDPUR – Minister Banna Gupta instructs officials to relocate at-risk residents and provide essential aid as river levels approach danger mark in Jamshedpur.
Concerned about the safety of riverbank inhabitants, Minister Banna Gupta has issued urgent directives to the Deputy Commissioner.
The minister emphasized the need for immediate action due to rising water levels in the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers.
Heavy rainfall over the past three days has contributed to the alarming situation.
Gupta took to social media platform X to alert residents and urge caution.
He specifically addressed those living along the riverbanks, advising them to remain vigilant.
The Deputy Commissioner has been instructed to identify and relocate affected individuals to secure locations.
Arrangements for medicine, accommodation, and food have been mandated as part of the relief efforts.
Gupta stressed the importance of implementing these measures promptly to ensure public safety.
The minister has appealed to riverside residents to stay alert and avoid entering the swollen rivers.
Congress party workers and supporters have been called upon to assist affected families in the area.
Local authorities are closely monitoring the situation as they prepare for potential flooding.
