Madhya Pradesh CM makes flood relief top priority, orders medical camps

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, cutting short a Delhi visit, reached Rewa on Sunday to personally oversee relief operations in flood-affected areas and declared that the safety of affected people is his top priority, with instructions for relief to reach every victim. He directed officials to set up special relief camps and medical facilities immediately in the districts of Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Shahdol, and Mauganj, which have seen heavy rain and water releases from dams. The Chief Minister also ordered the formation of a flood relief control room at the state headquarters and asked for daily updates on rescue and relief distribution, emphasising that no affected family should be left unaided.

Dr. Yadav reviewed the situation with divisional commissioners, collectors, and police superintendents of all five districts via video conference, and later inspected the flood damage in Bela village of Rewa. He announced that the state government would compensate for crop losses under the existing disaster relief norms and instructed officials to pay special attention to the health of pregnant women, children, and elderly persons in the camps. The Chief Minister said that in addition to dry ration, families should receive hot cooked meals and clean drinking water, and that any disruption to electricity or roads must be restored on a war footing.