Chief Minister reviews drought relief works with officers at Suigam

Palanpur

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today took round of a worst affected taluka of Suigam in Banaskantha district in north Gujarat to take stock of the ongoing drought relief works in region and problems faced by the relief workers.

She visited a check dam deepening works site at Koreti under MNREGA and enquired about the wages to the labourers and pending problems faced by them. The work is to create additional irrigation capacity in the area.

Later reviewing the situation at Suigam Rest House, she directed the officers to provide adequate drinking water, fodder and jobs to hands, if necessary by deploying more tankers. The 58 worst affected villages are provided fodder from 17 depots.

The district provided 16-lakh man-days works totaling Rs.40-crore under MNREGA in Banaskantha district last year.

Although the drought situation in Gujarat is better than many other states, she said that extra care has to be taken in 1,234 villages in the state.

The Chief Minister announced a new Arts & Commerce College at Suigam from June.

Those present on the occasion included Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shankarbhai Chaudhry, Chief Minister’s Chief Principal Secretary K. Kailashnathan, Collector Jainu Devan.

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