Updated September 16th, 2019 at 16:10 IST
Ashok Gehlot conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Kota, Jhalawar, and Dholpur districts, officials said.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Kota, Jhalawar, and Dholpur districts, officials said.
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Gehlot conducts an aerial survey of Rajasthan
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also visited flood-hit areas of Kota and assured people that all possible steps will be taken to provide them relief. Chief Minister Gehlot, disaster management and relief minister Bhanwar Lal Meghwal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal conducted the aerial survey in a helicopter.
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5000 people moved to safer places
Nearly 5000 people have been shifted from low-lying areas to safer places since Saturday by teams of Army, NDRF and SDRF. Heavy rainfall in the region and Madhya Pradesh, as well as the discharge of water from overflowing dams, has worsened the situation in Kota, Jhalawar and nearby areas. Additional Chief Secretary PK Goyal is camping in Kota and looking after relief works
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Published September 16th, 2019 at 15:24 IST
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