States »WesPosted at: Jun 10 2021 4:27AM
Meanwhile, following the warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next few days, Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde took a review of the preparedness for the same.
At a meeting held at the district collectorate here on Wednesday, he directed administration to take proactive measures.
The minister asked for supply of uninterrupted power to the hospitals during the monsoon.
He also wanted all the civic corporations to set up rescue teams on the lines of the NDRF and the one set up by the Thane Municipal Corporation.
The minister also ordered to shift occupants of the most dangerous buildings to safer locations.
He asked MSEDCL to keep the squads ready to attend to any complaints round the clock.
He instructed authorities to widen the entry points to the creek from the nullahs.
The minister directed the stakeholders including the civic corporations, PWD, MMRDA and MSRDC, to ensure that all the potholes are filled up well in time to avert any accidents.
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