Puri: Collector Aravind Agrawal Friday directed officials of various departments to prepare for possible rains during the upcoming Rath Yatra festival in the Holy Town.
Presiding over a review meeting ahead of the annual festival, Agrawal asked the officials of Health, Public Works, Drainage, Sewerage, Irrigation and Electricity departments to make arrangements to face the rains during the fest.
Expressing concern over poor drainage in the Holy City, the collector asked the officials of the city’s civic body, Public Works department and Drainage department to address water-logging issues at the earliest. He directed the sub-collector to register cases against officials of the three entities under Section 133 of the CrPC if water-logging is reported during Rath Yatra. Participating in the meeting, officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said they would expedite work of an under-construction bypass road near Puri. Agrawal asked the NHAI authorities to lodge complaints against people who damage the median strip of the Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway.
SJTA officials informed the gathering that they would procure around 4,000 metre high-quality fabrics.
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