Gangtok, Sikkim Chief Secretary VB Pathak on Wednesday reviewed the preparedness of various departments of the state government to deal with the monsoon.
Chairing the 'Pre-Monsoon Preparedness Meeting' organized by Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA), he directed to prepare mechanisms for effective dissemination of information related to disaster warning among various departments.
Pathak asked for spreading awareness for prevention of waterborne diseases and directed the health and urban development departments besides the district administration to cooperate on this.
He called for strengthening the forecasting system for quick and effective dissemination of meteorological information.
Heads of various departments and District Collectors (DCs) of all the districts attended the meeting.
Parina Gurung, Additional Secretary, SSDMA, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to above normal rainfall for Sikkim in the upcoming monsoon season and said flood-related threats will impact the state on a large scale. will not do.
Brigadier Manoj Gupta, Chief Engineer, Project Swastik, Border Roads Organization (BRO), informed about the status of road connectivity in the affected areas of Sikkim after the October 2023 flood disaster.
The Chief Secretary directed the Roads and Bridges Department, NHIDCL and concerned departments to construct and expeditiously repair all the roads leading to the main tourist destinations of Sikkim.
Sharing the monsoon forecast for the coming month, IMD chief GN Raha in Gangtok stressed that the intensity of rainfall is likely to be higher in June.
Chairing the 'Pre-Monsoon Preparedness Meeting' organized by Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA), he directed to prepare mechanisms for effective dissemination of information related to disaster warning among various departments.
Pathak asked for spreading awareness for prevention of waterborne diseases and directed the health and urban development departments besides the district administration to cooperate on this.
He called for strengthening the forecasting system for quick and effective dissemination of meteorological information.
Heads of various departments and District Collectors (DCs) of all the districts attended the meeting.
Parina Gurung, Additional Secretary, SSDMA, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to above normal rainfall for Sikkim in the upcoming monsoon season and said flood-related threats will impact the state on a large scale. will not do.
Brigadier Manoj Gupta, Chief Engineer, Project Swastik, Border Roads Organization (BRO), informed about the status of road connectivity in the affected areas of Sikkim after the October 2023 flood disaster.
The Chief Secretary directed the Roads and Bridges Department, NHIDCL and concerned departments to construct and expeditiously repair all the roads leading to the main tourist destinations of Sikkim.
Sharing the monsoon forecast for the coming month, IMD chief GN Raha in Gangtok stressed that the intensity of rainfall is likely to be higher in June.
