Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said all the residents of the state are proud of the citizens and institutions doing outstanding work in disaster management of Karam Dam of Dhar.
The team Madhya Pradesh has set an excellent example of scientific disaster management.
It was only because of courage, hard work and coordination that there was no loss of life.
Also, we did not allow any harm to animals.
The damage caused to the crops will be compensated by the state government.
A committee has been constituted to investigate the Karam dam incident. Action will be taken according to the facts revealed in the investigation. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the felicitation ceremony of individuals and institutions who have done excellent work in disaster management of Karam Dam in Dhar district at the CM residence.
Chouhan presented cheques of Rs. 2 lakh each as Samman Nidhi to Poclain machine operators engaged in relief and rescue of Karam Dam.
He also honoured social workers and non-government organissations. Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister and Dhar district in-charge Minister Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Minister Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon, Principal Secretary Water Resources SN Mishra and other officers were present.
Chouhan listened virtually to the experiences of Indore Divisional Commissioner Pawan Sharma, Collector Dhar Pankaj Jain and Collector Khargone Kumar Purushottam regarding the management of Karam Dam disaster.
Those who came to the CM Residence including Dhamnod Municipal Council president Dinesh Sharma, Dhamnod’s social worker Pramod Kedia, Shri Gaurav Jat, Shri Samar Singh, who opened the valve of Dam’s pipe, also shared their experiences related to disaster management and relief work.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that with the grace of God, guidance of technical experts and cooperation of all, the water of the dam was drained out in 24 hours.
It was a matter of satisfaction that the water did not enter the villages and the houses.
Sometimes a testing time like this is created. In this difficult time, the three ministers and the entire staff of the administration continued to discharge their duty with responsibility and efficiency. The credit for this success goes to everyone.
Water Resources Minister Shri Silawat said Chief Minister Chouhan had clear instructions that there should be no loss of life. According to this instruction, all the rescue activities were conducted after developing the strategy. Minister Silawat praised the courage and devotion to duty of the Poclain machine operators.
Sharing his experience in the function, Dhamnod Municipal Council President Dinesh Sharma said the people of Dharamshala and Marriage Garden also helped by providing free service in the relief work.
Dhamnod’s social worker Pramod Kedia said the Seva Bharti team worked sensitively to save human life as well as protect cattles.
Samar Singh, who opened the valve of the Dam’s pipe, told that at first I was afraid to open the valve, but when I thought about the people of many villages, I risked my life and proceeded to open the valve.
Gaurav Jat of Dhamnod, who arranged food for the villagers, said that as soon as we got the information, we had arranged 500 food packets in an hour. The special thing is that the sisters who came to Dhamnod for Rakhi also took care of the food arrangements.
Indore Divisional Commissioner Sharma said that during the administrative service, there was good experience in getting the dam built, but this was the first experience to get the dam cleared.
There were many fears due to the damage to the dam and the incessant rains, but as a result of the encouragement of the Chief Minister Chouhan, his prompt decision and clear instructions, he faced the disaster by overcoming the fear.
Collector Dhar Jain said that systematic operation of disaster management and relief works became possible with the cooperation of the entire administration team and public representatives.
Khargone Collector Kumar Purushottam said that it was a wonderful example of disaster and relief management.
