Hamirpur (HP), June 10 -- Deputy Commissioner cum Chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Gandharva Rathore, has directed all administrative and departmental officials in the district to make necessary precautionary arrangements in view of the upcoming monsoon season.

After a video meeting with the State Disaster Management Authority about getting ready for possible emergencies during the monsoon, the Deputy Commissioner talked with district officials and told all Sub-Divisional Magistrates to find areas in their regions that are likely to flood, get waterlogged, or have landslides, and to check what equipment and resources the Public Works Department and other relevant departments have available. Teams comprising...