Lucknow, Oct 6 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Congress president Aradhana Mishra on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urging immediate measures to deal with the flood situation in several parts of the state, including an assessment of crop damage and adequate compensation for affected farmers.
The letter comes a day after Adityanath visited some flood-hit localities near the Gomti River in the state capital and inspected relief measures.
Mishra, who was appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress chief on October 2, also sought urgent steps to prevent the spread of infections and diseases in flood-affected areas, and called for concrete measures to address severe waterlogging in Lucknow’s Faizullaganj area.
In her letter, Mishra said, “Several districts were facing a severe flood situation due to heavy rains and rising water levels in rivers.” She said areas of Lucknow, including Itaunja and Bakshi Ka Talab, had witnessed inundation of crops, while people in some areas had been forced to leave their homes.
“More than 35,000 houses in Faizullaganj were affected by waterlogging, alleging that the absence of an embankment along the Gomti had contributed to the situation. Mamma Colony, Daudnagar, Loharamau and Ghaila were among the affected areas,” she said.
Mishra also referred to flood-related problems in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Balrampur and Kushinagar, saying thousands of hectares of agricultural land had been inundated and thousands of people were being forced to move.
She urged the government to conduct an immediate assessment of crop losses and provide appropriate compensation to farmers. She also sought health measures in affected areas to prevent infections and water-borne diseases.
Adityanath on Monday conducted aerial and ground inspections of flood-affected areas along the Gomti in Lucknow and announced plans to explore construction of embankments from Faizullaganj to Naimish as a permanent solution to recurring inundation.
Adityanath had said that the irrigation department would survey the riverbanks and prepare a proposal for the embankments. He had also said a survey would be conducted to assess crop damage and eligible farmers would receive compensation according to rules.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh expressed concern on Tuesday over waterlogging in Faizullaganj and Daudnagar and directed that all possible assistance be provided to affected residents and that there be no laxity in relief operations.
Following Singh’s directions, BJP state vice-president Neeraj Singh, who is also the son of Rajnath Singh, along with other party leaders and workers, visited Faizullaganj, Daudnagar, Mamma Colony, Gomti Vihar and Ayodhya Puri Colony to take stock of the situation.
The BJP workers distributed food, drinking water, ration kits, tarpaulins, buckets, mugs, puffed rice, potatoes and other essential supplies to affected families. Arrangements were also being made, in coordination with the administration, to shift residents to safer locations wherever required.
“The administration is working with full seriousness on relief and rescue operations. Essential food items and other assistance are being provided to affected families,” Neeraj Singh said.
He said BJP workers were working alongside the administration in the relief efforts and assured that no affected resident would be left without assistance. PTI KIS SHS
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