Overview

• The government approved Rs49 crore for divisional commissioners to provide immediate financial aid to disaster victims and directed that disaster funds be used for repairing roads, dams and power lines damaged by recent rains.
• Enforcement of flood-line limits will rely on satellite mapping to prevent encroachments along riverbanks before the monsoon.
• The Water Resources Department has been ordered to desilt and clear rivers to boost their carrying capacity.
• Konkan Disaster Mitigation projects in the region, including underground power lines, erosion-control embankments, multipurpose cyclone shelters and landslide prevention measures, must be expedited.
• Local 'Aapda Mitras' volunteers will receive training and be added to a state database as Gram Panchayats prepare to receive disaster management kits following comprehensive studies.