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Preparations taken to face cyclone ‘Fani’ in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, May 2, 2019 (BSS)- Chattogram District Administration has taken
necessary preparations to face the impending severe cyclone ‘Fani’ after
hoisting the danger signal number six for the country’s principal seaport.
Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has already stopped loading and unloading
of goods from the vessels anchored both port jetties and its outer anchorage
from 10 am today in the backdrop of the cyclonic storm that formed over east
central Bay.
“The vessels, anchored at the jetties are being taken to the safer places
especially in outer anchorage with a view to protecting the jetties from any
impending destruction likely to be caused by the cyclone,” CPA Secretary Omar
Farook told BSS.
Meanwhile, the district administration in an emergency meeting this morning
has taken up brisk preparations comprising all public utility departments and
concerned agencies to cope with any eventuality of the cyclonic storm Fani.
The meeting, chaired by acting Deputy Commissioner (DC) Delwar Hossain
decided to standby medical teams, with adequate relief materials including
drinking water and dry foods in all shelter centres during pre and post
cyclone situation.
Delwar Hossain said a total of 2,758 cyclone shelter centres including
2,269 primary schools have been opened in all coastal upazilas of the
district.
Around eight lakh people of the coastal upazilas including Sandwip,
Banskhali, Anowara, Sitakunda and Mirsari are expected to take shelter in
those cyclone centers, he said.
Leaves of all officials, employees, doctors and nurses of the areas have
been cancelled and kept ready standby to face any eventuality of the Fani,
said Delwar, also chairman of the district disaster management committee.
“Announcement through loud speakers for raising mass awareness about the
cyclone began this morning and it will be continued until further notice,” he
said.
A total of 284 hundred medical teams with 5,000 health workers, adequate
number of volunteers of the Red Crescent Society have been kept ready and
district administration is monitoring round the clock in this regard, said Dr
Azizur Rahman, civil surgeon of Chattogram.
CPA, district administration, Chattogram Civil Surgeon, Chattogram City
Corporation and Red Crescent Society have separately opened up control rooms
to monitor the pre and post cyclonic storm Fani.
Adequate number of vehicles of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is
prepared to respond to any emergency call, the CCC sources said.
The ward councilors are working in the areas to aware people and are also
coordinating different voluntary organisations and non government
organisations to face probable consequence of the cyclone.
All fishing boats and trawlers over the North Bay and deep sea have already
taken shelter in the bank of Karnaphuli river.
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