CM Inspection and Directives
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav visited the Gulab Nagar area of Rewa on Sunday to inspect waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall, according to the Free Press Journal. He directed that compensation be provided to residents who have suffered losses. Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla was also present during the inspection.
The Chief Minister reviewed the heavy rainfall and relief operations in the Rewa–Shahdol division. He issued directives for continuous monitoring of potentially affected areas and for ensuring all necessary relief and rescue arrangements, with immediate action to be taken if excessive rainfall conditions arise in the future. Medical arrangements in flood-affected areas must be handled with care, he added.
Yadav ordered that relief camps in flood-affected areas be well-managed, with adequate supplies of food, drinking water, and medical facilities, as well as cleanliness and hygiene. He instructed that government personnel be deployed to areas where floodwaters have receded to ensure residents face no difficulties regarding food and water. Immediate assistance under the RBC 64 norms is to be provided to those whose food supplies, homes, or other belongings have been destroyed.
The Chief Minister also ordered the chlorination of all water sources and handpumps using bleaching powder to ensure the purity of drinking water. Special medical and treatment camps are to be organised in all flood-affected villages and urban wards, with cases of fever, colds, and coughs to be treated seriously. He instructed officials to immediately restore electricity supplies in villages where power had been disrupted due to the heavy rains.
Administration Shifts to Recovery
According to Lokmat Times, after heavy rain last week triggered a flood-like situation in several parts of Rewa district, river levels have fallen rapidly and waterlogging in affected areas has started receding, prompting the administration to begin damage assessment and post-flood restoration work.
Collector Narendra Kumar Suryavanshi on Monday directed all Sub-Divisional Magistrates to deploy Patwaris and other field staff for a survey of losses, with reports due within three days. The survey will cover damage to houses, household goods, and crops so that relief cases can be prepared and assistance distributed as per government norms.
The Collector also directed urban local bodies and Gram Panchayats to immediately start sanitation and cleaning operations in affected areas. The Public Works Department was asked to repair damaged roads, while the Electricity Board was directed to restore damaged power lines and transformers.
"The water levels in rivers across the district have fallen rapidly, and waterlogging has receded. Sanitation and cleaning work will start immediately in all affected areas. The Health Department has been directed to organise health camps and ensure adequate medicines for monsoon-related illnesses," Suryavanshi told IANS on Monday.
The Animal Husbandry Department was directed to dispose of livestock that died in the floods and arrange vaccination and treatment for sick animals. The Public Health Engineering Department was asked to chlorinate drinking water sources and test wells and hand pumps in flood-affected areas. The Agriculture Department was directed to assess crop damage and submit a report.
"The damage survey must be completed within three days so that relief can reach eligible affected people without delay. All departments should work on a priority basis to address post-flood problems," the Collector said.
The Chief Minister's visit to Rewa on Sunday came a day before the administration's survey orders, with Lokmat Times reporting that he reviewed the rainfall and flood situation in the Rewa, Shahdol, and Jabalpur divisions and assured compensation to people who suffered losses.