Review meeting on flood preparedness held in Bongaigaon DC office

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BONGAIGAON: On Monday evening, a flood preparedness review meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner of Bongaigaon, Dr. MS Lakshmi Priya with CEO, ZP, SP-Bongaigaon, ADCs, Circle Officers, Joint Director Health, and other officials.

The Deputy Commissioner asked all to be prepared for flood as in the previous years. "In Bongaigaon, various areas are flood prone areas as it has been seen in previous years. Therefore, we should be prepared with plan and project so that people do not face trouble during flood. We should always be ready to help people by supplying food items, giving shelter in camps, providing pure drinking water and sanitation and supplying animal food and medicines in the relief camps. We should also keep in mind the COVID situation and vaccinate people in flood-prone areas on preference basis," said the DC.

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