Chandigarh,September 11: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday orderedthe Deputy Commissioner Taran Taran to immediately conduct special girdawri toassess the damage caused to the crops and houses due to heavy rains which ledto water logging in the nearby villages due flooding of Kasur nullah .
Meanwhile,the Chief Minister also directed the Principal Secretary Water Resources to rusha high level team comprising senior officers of the department and its drainagewing to immediately swing into action by pressing into service requisitemachinery and manpower for dewatering in few villages in Khemkaran area ofPatti tehsil. He also instructed the team to further strengthen the floodprotection works in the vulnerable areas on top priority so as to preventrecurrence of such incidents in the coming days,in case of any possibility ofincessant rains in the region.
TheChief Minister also asked the District Administration to keep its relief andrehabilitation teams ready to face any eventuality arising out heavy rains.