CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, A one-day Disaster Management Mock Drill Action Plan was organized on Thursday under the Disaster Management Program of probationary Assistant Collector Shivam Yadav IAS in the district under the leadership of District Commandant Home Guard Vikram Singh, in which first of all Assistant Collector Yadav was told about boat operation and its parts and boat assembly at Chillar Dam. During this, a demonstration was given of how a drowned person can be safely rescued from a flood by a boat. Also, a live demonstration was also done of how to straighten a motor boat if it overturns in adverse conditions in excessive water flow. Thereafter, information was given about the disaster relief materials located at the Home Guard Line. Also, a demonstration was given of how to work by using wooden cutter, iron cutter, concrete cutter. If any accident happens at night and there is darkness all around, then how to do rescue work with ASKA light was explained by using ASKA light. Under the method of reporting in the disaster management action plan, if air rescue is to be done by Army, NDRF, then what is the process of reporting and calling it, information was given about it. The method of rescue work and reporting was also made known by the EOC center, QRT team and DRC team posted at subdivisional level established in the district. In a one-day mock drill, SDERF and Home Guard jawans participated and gave an excellent performance of flood relief work.

14.6 mm average rainfall in 24 hours

14.6 mm average rainfall has been recorded in the district from yesterday till 8 am on Thursday. According to the information received, the highest rainfall of 22 mm has been recorded in Tehsil Anvatipur Barodia. Similarly, 3 mm rainfall has been recorded in Tehsil Shajapur, 13 mm in Mo Barodia, 18 mm in Shujalpur, 18 mm in Kalapipal, 18 mm in Gulana and 10 mm in Polaykalan. Thus, from 01 June 2024 till now, Shajapur has received 325 mm, Mo Barodia has received 284 mm, Shujalpur has received 339 mm, Kalapipal has received 506 mm, Gulana has received 168 mm, Polaykalan has received 154.9 and Anvatipur Barodia has received 278 mm, thus a total average rainfall of 293.6 mm.