Record rainfall in Haryana in 11 years

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 17

 Haryana has recorded a rainfall of 15.51 and 18.06 centimeters from 8 a.m. on June 15 to 8 a.m. June 16 and from 8 a.m. on June 16 to 8 a.m. today respectively. This much of rainfall in two days has broken all previous records of the rainfall received in the State during the corresponding period of June in monsoon season during last 11 years.

Yamunanagar district has received a maximum of 3.90 centimeters of rainfall in the state during these two days from 8 a.m. on June 15 to 8 a.m. on June 16, which was increased to 10.08 centimeters from 8 a.m. on June 16 to 8 a.m. on June 17.

Haryana Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management, Mr Krishna Mohan said that in river Yamuna, eight lakh cusecs of water was flowing through Hathni Kund Barrage in Yamunanagar today morning as against 4.5 lakh cusecs yesterday. All the 52 residents of village Lapra in district Yamunanagar, who were stranded over an island in the river Yamuna were got evacuated today morning by the State Government. The Indian Army at Ambala was also kept in readiness to meet any eventuality.

He said that the State Government has taken effective steps to meet any eventuality and efforts would be made to ensure that there is no loss of life and property due to floods. The leave of all the Revenue officers has been cancelled and they have been called back to constantly tour the flood prone areas. A sum of Rs 94.50 lakh has been released to the district administration, who already have sufficient number of boats and other necessary equipment to launch rescue and relief operations. The Deputy Commissioners have been assured that there would be no dearth of funds, but they must prevent any loss of life and property and see for themselves that the people are not put to any hardship.

For avoiding situation of flooding in the urban areas, department of Public Health Engineering has already been provided a sum of Rs. 50 lakh for dewatering purposes. Apart from this, some cities in Haryana also have super sucker machines to avoid drainage congestion situations.

He said that it was due to the early monsoon that the river Yamuna got flooded, but the district administration and the State Government were fully geared up to meet such situations. The district administrations of Karnal, Panipat and Sonepat were informed in advance about the massive flow in river Yamuna. Besides this, all the Deputy Commissioners in the state have already been directed to arrange Thikri pahras and   keep the contact telephone numbers of respectable persons, patwaris, kanungos, numberdars,Chowkidars and sarpanches in their districts. All the district officers and officials including Patwaries and Gram Sachivs dealing with flood situation have also been directed to remain at their respective headquarters.

 To strengthen state’s own disaster response capacity, one Battalion of Indian Reserve Battalion, Bhondsi has also been trained and equipped to respond to any eventuality in the state.

He said that the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda is personally monitoring the operations and his directions are being followed in letter and spirit. He said that a Flood Control Room has been set up in the office of Financial Commissioner, Revenue at the State Headquarters here, as well as at every district headquarters, and anybody can inform about floods at phone number 0172-2545938 or at his own mobile phone number 9876666666. He said that while monitoring the situation, a constant vigil is being maintained through this Flood Control Room and directions are being issued to the concerned staff.