CM reviews state’s monsoon readiness

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Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reviewed the state’s monsoon preparedness and said that monsoon-related diseases should be dealt with in a competent manner.

Thackeray, during a meeting with district administrations and other officials held via videoconferencing, sought for better coordination between all agencies to avoid flooding. The CM asked for division-wise and district-wise meetings with the doctors to ensure there are no cases of infectious diseases.

“While we are fighting the Covid-19 crisis, communicable diseases during the monsoons will also have to be dealt with in a competent manner,” a statement from the CM’S office said.

For Mumbai, the CM stressed on cleaning and deepening of stormwater drains and ensure that there are no potholes.

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, relief and rehabilitation minister Vijay Wadettiwar, minister of state for relief and rehabilitation Prajakt Tanpure, chief secretary Ajoy Mehta, BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, divisional commissioners, along with officials from Indian Railways, navy, army, air force, coast guard and India Meteorological Department (IMD) were present in the meeting.

The CM gave directed officials to coordinate with Karnataka government over the release of water from Almatti dam to prevent floods.