GAIBANDHA, July 3, 2017 (BSS) – Speakers at a function here today
underscored the need for creating much awareness to the people of disaster
prone areas here about early preparedness in a bid to reduce risks of natural
calamities.
“As flood has become one of the natural calamities in the district and
visits here every year creating untold sufferings to the people, an emphasis
should be given to address it properly avoiding huge losses of properties
through cordial and united efforts of all”, they said.
They made the comments while addressing an emergency meeting of district
disaster management committee jointly organized by district administration
and district relief and disaster rehabilitation office at the conference room
of District Collectorate Building here on Tuesday.
In the meeting, the district level officials who work at pre, during and
post period of disaster to mitigate the sufferings of the people and to save
the lives of the domestic animals and poultry birds presented their doings
and strategies about floods elaborately.
With deputy commissioner (DC) Goutam Chandra Pal in the chair, the meeting
was also addressed, among others, by superintendent of police (SP) Engineer
Abdul Mannan Miah, additional deputy commissioner (General) Muhammad Mizanur
Rahman, deputy director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin and executive engineer of BWDB
Mahbubur Rahman,.
DC Goutam Chandra Pal urged the district level officials concerned to be
cautious and alert to face the possible flood courageously through avoiding
huge losses of agri-crops, fishes, roads and other assets and more sufferings
of the people.
The DC also asked the officials and the employees of BWDB to enhance their
vigilance on flood control embankments here so that none could cut or damage
it. SP Abdul Mannan Miah said the law enforcers had been directed to be
active and alert and sub control rooms had been opened at Balashighat and
Karmajani areas of the district to check the piracy in the river of the
Brahmaputra and the river basis areas during the floods.
All the members of the committee including upazila chairmen, UNOs, upazila
project implementation officers and journalists participated in the meeting.