Chief Secretary, Assam reviewed State Level Flood preparedness
Guwahati,Rongili Barta: Dr. Ravi Kota, IAS, Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam and Chairperson, State Executive Committee (SEC) today reviewed the flood preparedness of the various line departments as well as the districts in view of the ensuing monsoon in the State. In a high level meeting held at Lok Sewa Bhawan today, Dr. Kota took stock of the district level preparedness from the District Commissioners (DCs) through video conference during the meeting.
Gyanendra D Tripathi, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) made a comprehensive presentation on initiatives taken by ASDMA on the various preparedness measures taken at state and district level.
Tripathi apprised that ASDMA has conducted 7 thematic meetings with various stakeholders as well as video conference with all District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) for a 360 degree review of flood preparedness 2025. The State level Colliders meeting with all thematic groups and DDMAs was held on April 7, 2025 and chaired by the Hon’ble Minister, Revenue & Disaster Management.
Chief Secretary Dr. Kota mentioned about the different sensitive matters related to the management of flood and related issues in the State. He requested all the departments and agencies to work in close coordination with ASDMA during the flood season for effective management of Flood.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) informed today about the likelihood of very to very heavy rains for the next 4 days for south and western districts of Assam w.e.f. 17th May 2024. However, the normal onset of South West Monsoon for north east is from 15th June. But this year it is expected to enter from 2nd June 2025. This year there will be less than normal monsoon in the NE, while for rest of India will have more than normal.
NDRF 1st Bn apprised Chief Secretary that out of total 18 teams of NDRF, 14 teams are deployed in Assam which will be prepositioned in Cachar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Jorhat and NDRF 12th Bn teams will be deployed in Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Dhemaji and Sonitpur district. Fire &Emergency Services (F&ES) informed that 639 SDRF personnel along with 299 serviceable rescue boats are deployed in 58 locations of the state for the ensuing flood season.
For smooth management during the ensuing flood season, some important decisions were taken during the meeting:
- ASDMA to share details of the roads and highways marinated by PWD (Roads), PWD (NH), NHAI and NSDCL with the DDMAs.
- Deputy Commissioners to utilize the services of NDRF teams prepositioned in the districts for capacity building of district level responders and communities in non-flood time.
- PHE to help urban local bodies and other agencies in providing safe drinking water in the affected population in urban areas in coordination with respective DDMAs.
- Agriculture department to take up special drive for enrolment of farmers in crop insurance scheme to achieve the planned target of 8.4 Lakh.
- CWC to provide the list of officers to the Chief Wildlife Warden for issuance of entry passes to Manas National Park.