Chittagong Authority is prepare for Cyclone Rimal

Bashir Al Mamun InChattogram :  1 thousand 925shelters are prepared in Chittagong to tackle Cyclone Rimal. In addition to 785shelters of the Disaster Management Department, there are 1,400 schools. Apartfrom this, nine Mujib Forts have been kept ready for use as disaster sheltercentre .

 

An emergency meetingof the District Disaster Management Committee was held on Saturday (May 25)night  at the Zoom platform to coordinateand prepare for Cyclone Rimal, Chittagong District Commissioner Abul BasarMohammad Fakhruzzaman presided over this meeting.

 

Total of 295 medicalteams have been formed under the supervision of the District Civil Surgeon, hesaid. A total of 295 medical teams formed including 200 at union level, 5 teamsin each upazila health complex, 9 teams in  urban dispensaries and 5 in general hospitals.About 300,000 tablets and 400,000 food saline are stocked for waterpurification.

 

8 thousand 880volunteers of Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) are ready in Chittagong protectpeoples from Cyclone Rimal. There are 5000 Red Crescent Society volunteers.Apart from this, BNCC and Scout volunteers have been kept ready.

 

A control room hasbeen opened by the Deputy Commissioner's office to coordinate the response tothe cyclone. whose number is 02333357545.

 

In the meeting, theChittagong Agriculture Extension Department said that almost 90 percent of thecrop has already been harvested in Chittagong. In the meeting, the DeputyCommissioner instructed everyone to take necessary measures for the protectionof humans as well as cattle and other animals.

 

In the meeting, theDeputy Commissioner instructed all concerned to take maximum preparation todeal with Cyclone Rimal. In particular, he gave instructions to the UpazilaNirbahi officials of Sandeep, Anwara, Banshkhali, Mirsrai, Sitakunda andKarnaphuli upazilas to take special preparations. 

 

Heavy rains and andsevere flooding in Chittagong due to Cyclone Rimal. the Deputy Commissionerdirected the concerned UNOs and Acelands to evacuate people from the coastalareas and hilly areas as soon as possible.

 

At that time, theconcerned Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO) informed the Deputy Commissioner thatsufficient quantity of dry food, candles, medicines, water purification tabletsand food saline are stored.

 

The meeting wasattended by members of district disaster management committee, publicrepresentatives of vulnerable areas, representatives of various governmentoffices of the district including police, agriculture, fisheries and livestock,fire service, Ansar, upazila executive officers (UNO) and assistantcommissioners (land) of coastal upazilas and various NGOs. representatives.