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Telangana on high alert as heavy rain predicted
Telangana fire services Director General Vikram Singh Mann on Thursday reviewed monsoon preparedness via video conference with all 33 district officials, ordering high alert due to heavy rainfall forecast. He assessed rescue…
The Story in Brief
Telangana fire services Director General Vikram Singh Mann on Thursday reviewed monsoon preparedness via video conference with all 33 district officials, ordering high alert due to heavy rainfall forecast. He assessed rescue equipment and teams, stressing immediate deployment readiness and inter-departmental coordination with police, SDRF, and NDRF. Separately, Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju directed 24×7 control rooms, evacuation of low-lying residents, and continuous monitoring of reservoirs and weather. DGP C.V. Anand said 12 SDRF teams are positioned statewide, with NDRF units on standby. The government aims for 'Zero Casualties' this monsoon season.
The Indian Opinion
The claim of achieving 'Zero Casualties' sounds more like a slogan than a realistic goal given the state's history of monsoon devastation. The focus on video conferences and checklists is welcome but insufficient without actual on-ground preparedness, especially in vulnerable areas like low-lying regions and reservoir catchments. The real test will be whether these teams can reach affected people within the golden hour, not just whether they have dewatering pumps. This year's monsoon performance will reveal if the rhetoric matches reality.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, thehansindia.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
